 | 1835 - 772 páginas
...Saints' eve of making a great fire, called eoet-certh, when every family about an hour in the night make a great bonfire in the most conspicuous place near the house, and when the fire is almost quite extinguished every one throweth a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it. In the... | |
 | 1835 - 778 páginas
...Saints' eve of making a great fire, called coet-certh, when every family about an hour in the night make a great bonfire in the most conspicuous place near the house, and when the fire is almost quite extinguished every one throweth a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it. In the... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1884 - 776 páginas
...somewhat similar custom is recorded by Pennant as existing in North Wales, where every family made a great bonfire in the most conspicuous place near the house, and when the fire was extinguished, every one threw a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it. If next morning... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - 1884 - 604 páginas
...somewhat similar custom is recorded by Pennant as existing in North Wales, where every family made a great bonfire in the most conspicuous place near the house, and when the fire was extinguished, every one threw a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it. If next morning... | |
 | 1885 - 434 páginas
...Saints' Eve of making a great fire, called Coelcerth, when every family, about an hour in the night, make a great bonfire in the most conspicuous place near the house : and when the fire is about quite extinguished, every one throweth a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it,... | |
 | Alexander Macbain - 1885 - 126 páginas
...somewhat similar custom is recorded by Pennant as existing in North Wales, where every family made a great bonfire in the most conspicuous place near the house, and when the fire was extinguished, every one threw a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it. If next morning... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1900 - 886 páginas
...(according to Pennant's MS.) there is a custom upon All Saints Eve of making a great fire called Coel Certh, when every family about an hour in the night makes...having said their prayers turning round the fire, :hey go to bed. In the morning, as soon as they are up, they come ;o search out the stones, and if... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1900 - 808 páginas
...(according to Pennant's MS.) there is a custom upon All Saints Eve of making a great fire called Coel Certh, when every family about an hour in the night makes...place near the house, and when the fire is almost ttinguished, every one throws a white stone into the ashes, having first marked it, then having said... | |
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In the morning, as soon as they are up, they come ;o search out the stones, and if any one of them is found wanting, they have a notion that the person who threw it in will die before he sees another All Saints Eve. 