Old Scottish Customs, Local and General (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Ellen Emma Guthrie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266534481 ISBN 13: 9780266534488

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Old Scottish Customs, Local and General

Old Marriage Customs in Perthshire - Superstitions regarding the cure of disease - Scottish customs re garding the observance of Hallow e'en - General description of this festival - Pulling the Green Kail - Eating the Apple - Burning Nuts Sowing Hemp Seed Winnowing Corn Measuring the Bean Stack - Eating the Herring - Dipping the Shirt sleeve-the Three Plates - Throwing the Clue Illustrative Anecd ote - Pricking the Egg - The Summons of Death.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0266534481
• ISBN 13: 9780266534488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 238