Catalogue of Brand Material.
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dress, men and women
exchanging garments) -
(" Playing Old Ball "
at " pace-egging
time ") -
LOCALITY.
East Lanes., Blackburn.
Blackburn, Swinton. Played with on Easter Monday. ^
(" Boolin' and jaupin' ") - Northumb.
Belford, Rothbury),
Worsley,
(Alnwick, Newcastle, Durham.
(" Trowlin' " or " throw- lin' •') -
(" Jerrin' ") -
(" Bowlin'," on " Bowl-egg Day") Eaten on Easter Sunday
If a woman refuses to give a man an egg she forfeits her shoes ; if a man a woman, his {F.L.J, vii. 318)
Eggs are hidden in " hare's nests " to be searched for by children (Henderson) -
[b) Heaving and Cognate Customs. Called Heaving - - -
,, Hefting ,, Hoisting -
Hoving ,, Lifting Men lift women, Monday women, men, Tuesday
Yorkshire (Cleveland, Whitby, Swaledale).
Westm. (Kendal), Lanes. (Furness, Blackpool).
Rochdale, Rossendale.
Sunderland, Cheshire
(Thurstaston, Wirral, Wilmslow, Northen- den).
Northumb. (Gateshead).
Yorkshire. (Query if traditional.)
Lanes., Cheshire, Staffs., Salop, Wore, War- wick.
Cleveland.
Cheshire.
Herefordshire.
Cheshire, Lanes., Yorks.
Lanes. (Manchester,
Liverpool, Whalley, St. Helen's, Bolton, the Fylde, and rural districts), Cheshire
(Chester, Neston, Stock-
1 Sometimes on Eaiter Sunday afternoon.
