The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-31
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. SGIAND and Scotland have re-
tanned many Of their interest
leo ,ustpma of oldpn times.

IL tanned many Ot their lhl'I'H'
IL ing customs NJ oldon times
this being especially true oi Scotland
Weeks before the New Year begins
the village boys. with great secrecy
meet In outofihowny places and re-
henrsc their fayorlto ballads. A. the
time draws near they don improNlseu
masks and go about from house 10
house singing and cutting many
quaint capers.
The thirty.nrst Of December Is
called "lloRmanay," and the children
are told that n they go to the cor
ncr they will see man with ~ many
eyes AZ the year has days. the ohiI'
dren Of the poorer classes go from
house 10 house In the better districts
with n large pocket fastened TO thclt
dresses or large shawl with iold
In front Each one receives an oateh
cake. n piece Of cheese. or sometimes
a sweet cake. and goes home at night
with good supply Of homcly New
Yenr cheer for the rest Of the family
The Scottish elders celebrate ihe
day with supper party. and M the
clock chaps" ~. friend grcota friend
and wishes him n guide New Year
and mony o. them" Then. with great
formally the door N unbarrcd To let
the Old Year out and the New year
in. and all the guests sally forth into
the street to ."nrst foot" their ae'
quaintancos
In Edinburgh n great crowd gathers
around the church In Hunter square
, and anxlolaiy watches the ciook
There IL absolute silence from tho
, nrst stroke Of 70 until the last
4 The old folks now 30 TO bed but
), the young have other business OF
r hand. Each girl IA eSnecting the "hrs
y foot" from her sweetheart, and there
!. IL much strahgcm displayed In out
y whiting her occasionally. and hayinl
/ some serving maid or grandmother
A omen the door to her lover.
h The weather II carefully observed
I, nj this season. for II Is supposed Il
/, betokcn that which IL to come Their
10 IL rhyme current In Scotland whlcl
runs thus.
Il Sew Years eve the night wind blov
eth south
AZ Il hetokrncth warmth and growth.
N west much milk. and nsh in the seas
N o,at the trees will bear much fruit,
l' n northeast. noe IL. man and brute
During the last century all work vi
laid aside ON the afternoon OF u
l.. thirty first. and the men Of the hat
~ let went to the woods and hroug
home loads of Juniper bushes Eat
household also procured a pitcher
,a water from the dead and living ford
~, meaning the ford In river, boy viii
messengers and funerals crossed. I'll
-, was brought IN perfect silence al
al without being allowed to touch I
In, ground In its progress as cont'
." with tho earth would have destroy
the charm
The rites next morning were 81
,m posed IN protect the houschD
inc against wltchcraft, the "cyll eye" a
alto other dcvilmcnts. The father r,
,n first. and taking tho charmed wa
ma and a brush. treated the rcst Of
lie family 10 a vigorous baptism. VIII
inr was generally acknowledged with a
tor thing but gratitude.
go' Coming back. the thrifty Scot
ma man closed all the doors ana windC
An. aud put the Juniper bough ON the
mn when the smoke reached the sunoI
NV iur point. the fresh air was readI
ted Then the cattle were fumigu
in the same manner, and the pain
solcmnities Of the morning were o.
OF on New Years day a superstlti
tho scotchman win neither lend nor !
lIsh ANYTHING whatever out Of his no
ing for he fears that his luck may 10
.ith and for the same reason. the {
In must not be swept, II the lire .
the out II Is a sign Of death,