Brand's Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Faiths and Folklore; a Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and Popular Customs, Past and Current, with Their Classical and Foreign Analogues, Described and Illustrated. Forming a New Ed. of "The Popular Antiquities of Great Britain", Volume 1Reeves and Turner, 1905 - Fasts and feasts |
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