New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28

A., ,u.o,D, IN upcou,h ensy which they called an
Holy Ioy aad which, IL seems, they had ST. 80. a.
the boys who. in another part OF tae Vl's an wv
sembled together and burning what they caiieu ~ mt
Gul which they had stolen from the grS' " o,so
c.reuonv was accompanied with loud huH'' 80,
and acclafnatiJns. Was. it all means ,o in
although | inquired OF several OF tne oluce. r,ov.
~, ni,ce who could only answer that 1t had "'"S
been sport at this OF the year II yo,t q,
., vour corrcspondents can explain the true m''''
III, uncommon kind OF fstvity, and whence IL @ I,
nv nnMi,hlng It in your much-read magazine you
or ally oil &c
- 'N cannot race IL in l:ourne's CT Bands Pop
ula' Antiquities =, A.. ,,.o,,ch thc Gus
tam ocn, 10 have been OF long duration IN one Spo'
~ Ions, In England the only information co'ce'' ~,
:, ,i. which (, contained In this one letter ~,
~ tho hooks that treat Of such subjects quQc %
I ,,,, inl die no additional information. zoo aoo
,,I, "f InndS Popular Antiquities quotes u Wv"
.u.'U ,ou, The po.tStllpt ut there was c'li"ll
iu Fancc rs some Of the books relate Tor Il 70
jewellers, arove Tuesday M he carnival and
brg money for it, funeral In the end t'e u.Hy sa's
TORN u ~ Frr,and 10 France, and there are iany
nncb people living there TO this dAy. Vii :,
IA seors; VINO, Tno s arrival u tMe than the Water Poet
latc that tho men would carry one an another I ~,
pond river 10 wash away MiueNrr ,,n Women from
vnry honse and drive them through the @1cT. ~, ,t
other writer says or German custom fwI i have
Young Ao d.,ine nil the wear before. and carrying
h~m in a carte tmbrc (which they draw rnGr
ILL. nstend OF hOrscsl, and minstrcIl stilul'.5
ATOP OF PLAYING all the way they dia: .hr, mre
some lake or river Now TGn an ih~v were ccrc-
m"nious way Of bidding farewell to Sdch pcasiN az
were Inconsistent with The spirit Of Lent mcn and
women had Joined in together, ana 50 MIS- aS ~,
Curions's question IS answered. teDruafa ao ,d The
ma d,te 81 her letter, Shrove Iue'u;N, a'!o VIZ
Tursdev last referred 10 seems to have meant r.U
ruary o. when the meaning Of e cu hos hu prac
tsod Mt a stated time OF the year rather taah y" ="
March is also st. Davids Day. famous for inc HaSi'
Of Welshmcn Of wearing leeis In their mas. a,he ~.
pavr u al p raaS lie was descendant Of the
Virgin Mar In the eighteenth generaoWN SccoT e WAS
Dnbrcus he Dubic whom Tennys9n mentions GsSrlo6n IN
and dc pr E of waics. When he preached wEs
dove sa on his shoulder and the ground rose under
un"p In battle wher. 81. David led his people
to victory against the saxons ne cansoa ,c sn' from
their fors and hence the custom OF wearing hhs o,
h, day r T. l. Tie generally accepted view, o"' rl,
lid Welsh legend gives a more picturesque one iic
NV Uni "i Wsles ~ the sfory goes wero once sadly
troubled BY orans?nanr and they SsfsG1 o ac
people Of England IN come ana ny 10 . .ra,,
| them The EMglshncn came and laid about , h.i
Justify but found that trey were m ,rna L
| 10 distinguish them from the orinEoutints. o.,
David's Day has had some more or less TL' ,
, at e Ts am%s " enca T wrS
| EnclI,h habit and at oxford the day uSed 10 ="
marked hy the drinking OF mix%d drink called I s~
| C,l,cgr bv Sir Watkin william Wynne. In l'32 Inc
| bowl had ldlc which held hall pint cha ,,os,
! r,tir,l tfnc I'm the world that Wednesday should be-
an "wednesday. A~' wednesday seems now the mI I
lmnor,aut day ~ the two but II lad fewer l"PuiHr
| oberrvanccs. and naturally never - rrclt Ia
yontc II was the beginning Of the tiul" OF ihs' ~
! ,hr,ve Tne.day wa. the ending Of the time 81
| fast There was sometimes little conunuanc" u
| the sports but II nnmpOrant. Aftrr inc ser
| yIcos n, the church done there might be re
turn of the spirit Of froc. but II was soon over.
The ol,,orvancrs ~ the day were ana are emery IT,
| lglous and such rs have NJ place here.