10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWELFTHTIDE»
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Twelfthtide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Vevčani has held a Twelfthtide carnival on 13 and 14 January every year since
the middle ofthe 6th century.The 12 days after Christmas, which in the Orthodox
calendar is on 7 January, are meant to be a time when evil spirits are at their
most ...
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1154 MEDIEVAL TWELFTHTIDE
PREPARATIONS To help create the festive mood and atmosphere, decorations
were a significant part of the Twelfthtide celebrations during the Middle Ages.
Using greenery ...
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Northern Mythology, Comprising the Principal Popular ...
Lausitz. SUPERNATURAL BEINGS OF TWELFTHTIDE. In the greater part of the
north of Germany the belief is not yet wholly defunct, particularly among the
peasantry, of the wandering of certain supernatural beings during the twelve
days of ...
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The North in Russian Romantic Literature
The integration of the purely Russian notion "Twelfthtide cold" (Kpcm,en- CKirii
MOpos) in a fictitious debate between Frenchmen shows once again to what
extent the image of the winter in '1812-texts' is determined by the (co- (adoption
of a ...
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North German and Netherlandish popular traditions and ...
Christmas 145 The New Year 149 Twelfthtide 151 Supernatural Beings of
Twelfthtide 153 The Mart — Marte — Marten — Nachtmart (The Nightmare) ...
154 Drak— Kobold— Fire-drake 155 Dwarfs 157 Jack o' Lanterns 158 The Nix ib.
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A new and improved Spanish Grammar
Twelfth Day, la Epifanía, the Dog-days, la Canícula. Twelfthtide, la Pascua de
Christmas Day, Dia de Na- Reyes. vidad. Shrovetide, el Carnaval. Christmas time
, Pascuas de Shrove Tuesday, Martes Navidad. de Carnestolendas, the Seasons
, ...
Luis Josef Antonio McHenry, 1815
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
TWl ' Tweezers, twe'é'zurz. s. nippers to pluck ' off hairs Twelfth, twélfth.a.second
after the tenth Twelfthtide, twelfth/tide. s. Epiphany Twelve, twélv. a. two and ten
Twelvemonth, twélv'mfinth. s. a year Twelvepence, twelv'pénse. s. a shilling ...
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A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
Perplexity, ludicrous distress. To TWEEDLE, twe'dl. v. a. To handle lightly.
TWEEZERS, twe'-zurz. s. Nippers, or small pincers, to pluck off liairs. TWELFTH,
twelfth', a. Second after the tenth, the ordinal of twelve. TWELFTHTIDE, twelfth'-
tide. s.
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Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
Under Elizabeth, Thomas Tusser could rhyme gleefully: Plough Monday, next
after that Twelfthtide is past, bids out with the plough, the worst husband is last. If
ploughman get hatchet or whip to the screen, maids loseth their cock if no water
be ...
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
J mouths : twelvepenny. sold for a shilling : twelfth is the ordinal of twelve :
twelfthtide, the twelfth day after Christmas. He found Elisha plowing with twelve
yoke of oxen, and he with the twelfth. 1 Kings xix. 9. Plough-monday, next after
that ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWELFTHTIDE»
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FESTIVALS -- After the New Year is ushered in with the Twelfthtide Carnival in Vevcani and the St. Trifun Day wine festival February 14th, the majority of festivals ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
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TONIGHT IS the Twelfth Night of the medieval Christmas festivities before the Epiphany on Jan. 6. Epiphany is also known as Old Christmas Day and Twelfthtide ... «Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jan 15»
