Rush Bearing: An Account Of The Old Custom Of Strewing Rushes, Carrying Rushes To The Church, The Rush Cart, Garlands In Churches, M

by Alfred Burton

Book Overview

Rush Bearing: An Account of the Old Custom of Strewing Rushes, Carrying Rushes to the Church, the Rush Cart, Garlands in Churches, Morris Dancers, the Wake, the Rush is a book written by Alfred Burton in 1891. The book provides a detailed account of the old custom of Rush Bearing, which was a popular tradition in England during the medieval period. The custom involved the strewing of rushes on the floors of churches and other public buildings, which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164882163
• ISBN13: 9781164882169
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"