Rush-bearing : an account of the old custom of strewing rushes carrying rushes to church ; the rush-cart ; garlands in churches ; morris-dancers ; the wakes ; the rush
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Burton, Alfred.
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Special Collection - 4th Floor
DA110 .B87 1891a
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LC Subjects
England -- Social life and customs.
OCLC Fast Subjects
England. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C
Manners and customs.
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Angleterre -- Mœurs et coutumes.

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x, 189 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
Language
English

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"Rushbearing is an old English ecclesiastical festival in which rushes are collected and carried to be strewn on the floor of the parish church. The tradition dates back to the time when most buildings had earthen floors and rushes were used as a form of renewable floor covering for cleanliness and insulation. The festival was widespread in Britain from the Middle Ages and well established by the time of Shakespeare, [1] but had fallen into decline by the beginning of the 19th century, as church floors were flagged with stone. The custom was revived later in the 19th century and is kept alive today as an annual event in a number of towns and villages in the north of England."--Wikipedia
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burton, A. (1891). Rush-bearing: an account of the old custom of strewing rushes carrying rushes to church ; the rush-cart ; garlands in churches ; morris-dancers ; the wakes ; the rush . Brook & Chrystal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Burton, Alfred. 1891. Rush-bearing: An Account of the Old Custom of Strewing Rushes Carrying Rushes to Church ; the Rush-cart ; Garlands in Churches ; Morris-dancers ; the Wakes ; the Rush. Manchester: Brook & Chrystal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Burton, Alfred. Rush-bearing: An Account of the Old Custom of Strewing Rushes Carrying Rushes to Church ; the Rush-cart ; Garlands in Churches ; Morris-dancers ; the Wakes ; the Rush Manchester: Brook & Chrystal, 1891.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Burton, A. (1891). Rush-bearing: an account of the old custom of strewing rushes carrying rushes to church ; the rush-cart ; garlands in churches ; morris-dancers ; the wakes ; the rush. Manchester: Brook & Chrystal.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burton, Alfred. Rush-bearing: An Account of the Old Custom of Strewing Rushes Carrying Rushes to Church ; the Rush-cart ; Garlands in Churches ; Morris-dancers ; the Wakes ; the Rush Brook & Chrystal, 1891.

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