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Brewer's: Hall Sunday
The Sunday preceding Shrove Tuesday; the next day is called Hall' Monday, and Shrove Tuesday eve is called Hall' Night. The Tuesday is also called Pancake Day, and the day preceding Callop…Brewer's: Mayor of the Bull-ring
(Old Dublin). This official and his sheriffs were elected on May-day and St. Peter's Eve “to be captaine and gardian of the batchelers and the unwedded youth of the civitie.” For the year…Brewer's: Midsummer Men
The plants called Orpine or Live-long, one of the Sedum tribe. Stonecrop is another variety of the same species of plants. Orpine is the French word for stonecrop. Live-long, so called…Brewer's: Santa Claus
or Santa Klaus. A corrupt contraction of Sankt Nikolaus (Sankni kolaus - i.e. St. Nicolas), the patron saint of children. The vigil of his feast is still held in some places, but for the…Brewer's: Seasons
(The). In art. The four seasons have often been sculptured or painted by artists: POUSSIN drew his symbolic characters from the Old Testament. Thus, Adam and Eve in Paradise represent…Brewer's: Spear of Ithuriel
(The), the slightest touch of which exposed deceit. Thus when Ithuriel touched with his spear Satan squatting like a toad close to the ear of Eve, the “toad” instantly resumed the form of…Brewer's: Sword Excalibar
(The). At the death of Uter Pendragon there were many claimants to the crown; they were all ordered to assemble in “the great church of London,” on Christmas Eve, and found a sword stuck…Brewer's: Yemen
Arabia Felix. Felix is a mistranslation by Ptolemy of Yemen, which means to the “right” —i.e. of Mecca. (See Stony Arabia.) Beautiful are the maids that glide On summer-eves through Yemen'…Brewer's: Yule Log
A great log of wood laid in ancient times across the hearth-fire on Christmas Eve. This was done with certain ceremonies and much merry-making. (Norwegian, juul, Christmas.) Ever at…2006–2007 Outer Critics Circle Awards
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