10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRST-FOOTING»
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first-footing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
first-footing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Art of Foundation Engineering Practice
Kodryanova's goal was to compare deformations of soil strata below the center of
the first footing with actual settlements of 1.0 m2 (10.78 ftz) square footings
constructed at the elevations of particular wooden cylinder strings. Therefore, the
...
Mohamad H. Hussein, J. Brian Anderson, William M. Camp, 2010
2
Interdisciplinary Elementary Physical Education
"You will do this first-footing part as partners and travel around the space greeting
three other sets of partners. This simply means that each set of partners stays
together throughout the first-footing part of the dance. While "Auld Lang Syne" is ...
Theresa Purcell Cone, Peter H. Werner, Stephen Leonard Cone, 2009
3
Sketches of life and character
Alexander Campbell (miscellaneous writer.) FIRST-FOOTING. The practice of first
-footing is rapidly taking its place amongst the things that were ; and, in a moral
point of view, there is certainly little to regret in its being so. Yet we believe there ...
Alexander Campbell (miscellaneous writer.), 1842
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Sketches of Life and Character
THE practice of first-footing is rapidly taking its place amongst the things that
were ; and, in a moral point of view, there is certainly little to regret in its being so.
Yet we believe there are few whohave lived long enough to remember of having
...
5
The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
9-1o, 15; Opie and Opie, Lore and Language, 291-2; Crombie, 'First- Footing in
Aberdeenshire', 315-21; Hastie, 'First-Footing in Edinburgh', 3o9-14. 6o. Opie
and Opie, Lore and Language, 291. 61. I personally knew several famines who ...
6
From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
1971 St Clair Folklore Ulster 33 The tradition of 'first-footing' is a happy blend of [
Scottish and Irish] tradition, and after midnight, one visits one's friends with a
bottle, a loaf of bread and a lump of coal, and if you happen to be a dark-haired
man, ...
7
From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois
Known in varying forms from Ireland to China, first-footing refers to the belief that
the first person to enter a dwelling on the first day of the year is capable of
bestowing an abundance of either good or bad luck on that dwelling's family for
the ...
8
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
The defeat of colonel Bellasis gave them their first footing in Yoikssiire. Clarend.
No useful arts have yet found footing here ; But all untaught ana savage does
appear. Dryd. 9. State ; condition ; settlement. — Gaul was on the fame footing
with ...
9
The Rag Boiler's Daughter
6. First-footing. Curly, the street-lamp lighter, was a fine fellow. He'd long since
realised his interest in Maggie's Auntie Eliza and long since known that her
potential blindness didn't dampen his love. He was fond of children, especially
little ...
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Nhh. A hearty welcome is always given to those who go first-footing on New
Year's morning to carry from circle to circle the greeting ' A happy New Year! (6)
Se. The practice of ' fiI-st-footing' at New Year time is a remnant of superstition,
Fono ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRST-FOOTING»
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first-footing is used in the context of the following news items.
Herald History: The perfect time for a sing-song in Tamworth
Some of those who didn't venture out practised the Scottish tradition of Hogmanay by first-footing. Just after midnight they would knock on a ... «Tamworth Herald, Jan 15»
Guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel on his gig at Sage Gateshead this …
First-footing for the column this year is the Australian guitar phenomenon Tommy Emmanuel, and he arrives in person at Sage Gateshead's ... «ChronicleLive, Jan 15»
'It is surprisingly easy to come by a horse skull': Meet a group …
“In Scotland, they use coal for the first-footing, in Wales, we have the Mari.” North of the border, the “first-footer” is the first person to enter a ... «WalesOnline, Jan 15»
Nir Biton: Title race still 'all about Celtic'
WHEN a waterlogged pitch prevented them from first-footing Partick Thistle on New Year's Day, Celtic were helpless to prevent Aberdeen's ... «Scotsman, Jan 15»
St Mirren 1 Kilmarnock 2: Killie come out on top in a tale of three …
With the wind and rain sweeping round St Mirren Park, the 3,912 fans first-footing Paisley were forced to endure a scrappy opening 45 minutes. «Scottish Daily Record, Jan 15»
Ever heard of the New Year's Eve tradition of 'first-footing'?
One of those lesser known traditions is 'first footing' – the first person to enter your home when the clock strikes 12 will influence the year they're ... «Gloucester Citizen, Dec 14»
What is Hogmanay? A guide to Scottish new year traditions, events …
The most popular one is first-footing, where the first person to enter the house after midnight – ideally a tall, dark man – brings gifts such as food ... «Metro, Dec 14»
New Year's Eve traditions around the world said to bring you good luck
The most popular tradition is the "first-footing," which involves the first person to "cross the threshold" (enter the front door) of a friend's house ... «WLS-TV, Dec 14»
6 Weird New Year Traditions from Around the World
First-Footing: This is a tradition probably dating back to the Viking days where the first visitor on New Year's should be tall and dark and he ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Dec 14»
Hugh Reilly: Street party or Only An Excuse?
BRINGING in the bells is now a very different proposition, writes Hugh Reilly, since the days of The White Heather Club, first-footing and ... «Scotsman, Dec 14»
