Domestic folk-lore
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The preface says that the name Folk-lore, in its present signification, embraces the Popular Traditions, Proverbial Sayings, Superstitions, and Customs of the people. According to the preface, the study of Folk-lore is year by year receiving greater attention, its object being to collect, classify, and preserve survivals of popular belief. The text says that in the Western Isles of Scotland idiots are believed to be the fairies' changelings.
In the North of England, the text says, a carving-knife is still hung from the head of the cradle, with the point suspended near the child's face. The text also tells that the gift of a pair of gloves was at one time the ordinary perquisite of those who performed some small service. Ghosts are said to be especially fond of walking abroad on certain nights, the text states, the chief of these being St. Mark's Eve, Midsummer Eve, and Hallowe'en.
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- Author
- T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Sociology
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