{"product_id":"observations-on-popular-antiquities-chiefly-illustrating-the-origin-of-our-vulgar-customs-ceremonies-and-superstitions-paperback-9781108036467","title":"Observations on Popular Antiquities; Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036467","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObservations on Popular Antiquities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1813, this two-volume almanac of British customs and superstitions is one of the earliest sources for British folklore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Brand (Author), Henry Ellis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108036467, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e516 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.6 cm, 0.81 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Brand (1744–1806), secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, first published his widely popular Observations on Popular Antiquities in 1777. This fascinating two-volume almanac of British superstitions and customs was in fact a heavily revised and annotated version of Henry Bourne's Antiquitates vulgares (1725). Beginning with New Year's Eve, Volume 1 describes the origins and practices of British calendar festivals including religious holidays, saints' days, seasonal celebrations such as May Day and the Summer Solstice, and obscurer festivities such as the Feast of Sheep Shearing. Following the success of the book's initial reception, Brand continued to research English folklore with the intention of publishing fuller information. This two-volume version, published posthumously in 1813, was edited and expanded by Sir Henry Ellis, Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum, and further revisions also appeared in 1841 and 1870. Brand's book is regarded as the foundation for folklore studies in England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditor's advertisement\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e New Year's Eve\u003cbr\u003e New Year's Day\u003cbr\u003e Twelfth Night\u003cbr\u003e St. Agnes's Day or Eve, Jan. 21st\u003cbr\u003e St. Vincent's Day, Jan. 22d\u003cbr\u003e St. Paul's Day, Jan. 25th\u003cbr\u003e Candlemas Day, Feb. 2d\u003cbr\u003e St. Blaze's Day, Feb. 3d\u003cbr\u003e Valentine's Day, Feb. 14th\u003cbr\u003e Collop or Shrove Monday\u003cbr\u003e Shrove-tide, or Shrove Tuesday\u003cbr\u003e Ash-Wednesday\u003cbr\u003e St. David's Day, March 1st\u003cbr\u003e St. Patrick's Day, March 17th\u003cbr\u003e Mid-Lent Sunday\u003cbr\u003e Palm Sunday\u003cbr\u003e All Fool's Day, April 1st\u003cbr\u003e Shere Thursday, also Maundy Thursday\u003cbr\u003e Good Friday\u003cbr\u003e Easter Eve\u003cbr\u003e Easter Day\u003cbr\u003e Easter eggs\u003cbr\u003e Easter holidays\u003cbr\u003e Lifting on Easter holidays\u003cbr\u003e Hoke Day\u003cbr\u003e St. George's Day, April 23d\u003cbr\u003e St. Mark's Day or Eve\u003cbr\u003e Parochial perambulations in Rogation Week. Ascension Day or Holy Thursday\u003cbr\u003e May Day customs\u003cbr\u003e May Poles\u003cbr\u003e Morris dancers\u003cbr\u003e St. Urban's Day, May 25th\u003cbr\u003e Royal Oak Day, May 29th\u003cbr\u003e Whitsuntide\u003cbr\u003e Trinity, or Trinity Sunday, Even.\u003cbr\u003e Eve of Thursday after Trinity Sunday\u003cbr\u003e St. Barnabas Day, June 11th\u003cbr\u003e St. Vitus's Day, June 15th\u003cbr\u003e Corpus Christi Day, and Plays, June 14th\u003cbr\u003e Summer Solstice. Midsummer Eve. The Vigil of St. John the Baptist's Day\u003cbr\u003e St. Peter's Day, June 29th\u003cbr\u003e St. Ulric, July 4th\u003cbr\u003e St. Swithin's Day, July 15th\u003cbr\u003e St. Margaret's Day, July 20th\u003cbr\u003e St. Bridget, July 23d\u003cbr\u003e St. James's Day, July 25th\u003cbr\u003e Gule of August, commonly called Lammass Day\u003cbr\u003e Assumption of the Virgin Mary, August 15th\u003cbr\u003e St. Roch's Day, August 16th\u003cbr\u003e St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24th\u003cbr\u003e Holy-Rood-Day, Septemb. 14th\u003cbr\u003e Michaelmas, Septemb. 29th\u003cbr\u003e St. Ethelburgh's Day, October 11th\u003cbr\u003e St. Simon and St. Jude's Day, October 28th\u003cbr\u003e Allhallow Even.\u003cbr\u003e The Fifth of November\u003cbr\u003e Martinmas, Novemb. 11th\u003cbr\u003e Queen Elizabeth's accession, Novemb. 17th\u003cbr\u003e St. Clement's Day, Novemb. 23d\u003cbr\u003e St. Catharine's Day, Novemb. 24th\u003cbr\u003e St. Andrew's Day, Novemb. 30th\u003cbr\u003e St. Nicholas's Day, Decemb. 6th\u003cbr\u003e On the montem at Eton\u003cbr\u003e Customs a little before, at, or about Christmas\u003cbr\u003e Of the Yule clog, or block, burnt on Christmas Eve\u003cbr\u003e Of the word Yule, formerly used to signify Christmas\u003cbr\u003e Sports, games, etc. at Christmas\u003cbr\u003e St. Stephen's Day, Decemb. 26th\u003cbr\u003e St. John the Evangelist, Decemb. 27th\u003cbr\u003e Childermas or Holy Innocents' Day\u003cbr\u003e Country wakes, called also feasts of dedication, revellings, rush-bearings, and in the north of England hoppings\u003cbr\u003e Harvest home, alias Mell Supper, Kern or Churn supper, or Feast of Ingathering\u003cbr\u003e The feast of sheep shearing\u003cbr\u003e Saturday afternoon\u003cbr\u003e The borrowed days\u003cbr\u003e Days lucky or unlucky\u003cbr\u003e Cock crowing, time of the morning so called\u003cbr\u003e Strewing churches with flowers on days of humiliation and thanksgiving\u003cbr\u003e Cock-fighting\u003cbr\u003e Bull-running in the town of Stamford\u003cbr\u003e Additions to Vol. 1.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266050052376,"sku":"9781108036467","price":41.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036467i.jpg?v=1694873885","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/observations-on-popular-antiquities-chiefly-illustrating-the-origin-of-our-vulgar-customs-ceremonies-and-superstitions-paperback-9781108036467","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}