Shrovetide Customs in the Fylde 221

Lent.--Ash-Wednesday 221

Mid-Lent Sunday, or "Mothering Sunday" 222

Simnel Cakes 223

To Dianeme 223

Bury 224

Bragot-Sunday 225

f.a.g-pie Sunday 226

Good Friday 226

Easter 227

Pasche, Pace, or Easter Eggs 228

Pace Egging in Blackburn 228

Pace or Peace Egging in East Lancashire 231

Easter Sports at the Manchester Free Grammar School 231

"Lifting," or "Heaving" at Easter 233

Easter Game of the Ring 234

Playing "Old Ball" 234

Acting with "Ball" 235

Easter Customs in the Fylde 236

May-day Customs 238

May Songs 239

May-day Eve 239

May-day Custom 240

Pendleton and Pendlebury May-pole and Games 240

May Custom in Spotland 242

May-day Customs in the Fylde 242

The May-pole of Lostock 243

Robin Hood and May-games at Burnley, in 1579 244

May-day in Manchester 245

Queen of the May, &c. 246

Whitsuntide 246

Whit-Tuesday.--King and Queen at Downham 248

Rogations or Gang Days 248

Oatmeal Charity at Ince 249

Names for Moons in Autumn 250

"Goose-Intentos" 250

All Souls'-day 251

Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes 251

Christmas 252

Creatures Worshipping on Christmas Eve 253

Christmas Mumming 253

The Hobby Horse, or Old Ball 254

Christmas Customs in the Fylde 254

Celebration of Christmas at Wycoller Hall 256

Carols, &c. 257

EATING AND DRINKING CUSTOMS.

Various 258

The Havercake Lads 258

Wooden Shoes and Oaten Bread or Jannocks 259

Pork Pasties 260