Catalogue of Brand Material.
425
Brought in on Christmas Ev( " with some ceremony.' After dusk Drawn by horses
Drawn by oxen
Drawm by men with ropes
Christmas ale or cider
broached Lighted from rehc of last
year's brand
Before kindhng, all present surrounded log and sang " Yule, Yule, a pack of cards and a Christmas stool " -
Each sings Yule song, [i.e. carol) standing on centre of log
Each sits on it and wishes three wishes -
Carols sung
Burnt on church tower, civca 1840 - - -
Taboos, privileges, etc., while
log burning. Must not be stirred - Must not be extinguished - Unlucky if it goes out pre- maturely - - - Good omen for the year if it
bums out its time, evil
otherwise Unlucky if squinting or
barefooted person enter
while it burns Most unlucky if flatfooted
woman enter Figure of man chalked on it Servants allowed strong
ale while it lasted
Swaledale.
Salop (The Vessons,
c. 1830 ; Corve-Dale,
i860). Herefordshire. South Salop.
General.
Usually but not invari- ably.
West Riding, lyth cent.
North Country, 1821.
Holderness. Salop.
Hants. (St. Mary
Bourne).
Filey. Swaledale.
Swaledaie.
Fanes. (The Fylde).
North Country.
North Country. Cornwall.
North umbd. (Grose's Pvov. Gloss.).