 On the first of May the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oat-meal,...  Publications - Page liiby English Dialect Society - 1888Full view - About this book
 | Ben Jonson - Robin Hood (Legendary character) - 1783 - 280 pages
...[Highland] herdfmen of every village hold their Bel-tein, a rural facrifice : they cut a fquare trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle; on that they make a fi e of wood, on which they drefs a large caudle of eggs-, butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring, befides... | |
 | Thomas Rudge - Gloucestershire (England) - 1803 - 432 pages
...biographical part of general history. 14. p. 42. — Pennant gives the following account of the beltein: — On the first of May, the herdsmen of every village...leaving the turf in the middle. On that they make a lire of wood, and on it dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ; besides which ingredients,... | |
 | Joseph Train - 1814 - 234 pages
...On the first of May, the herdsmen of every vilNOTES TO GIBBIE GANE GYTE. 218 lage hold their BeUan, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the...the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire, on which they make a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ready. The rites begin with spilling... | |
 | 1818 - 502 pages
...the first of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Beltein : they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the i,,iddle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal,... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1826 - 748 pages
...following extract: "On the 1st of May, in the Highlands of Scotland, the herdsmen held their Beltein. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; or that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and... | |
 | 1837 - 308 pages
...p. 91. " On the first of May the herdsmen of every village in the Highlands hold their Bel-tein, or rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground,...leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a large fire, on which they dress eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides, the ingredients... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...observed in Scotland, which is called Sellant, or Beltein, and is thus described by Pennant : — " On the first of May, the herdsmen of every village...Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress... | |
 | George Pepper - Ireland - 1829 - 486 pages
...village hold their Beltein, or rural sacrifice, after the manner of the Irish, on the first of May. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle, on which they kindle a fire of wood, and over this fire they cook a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal,... | |
 | Leveson Venables V. Harcourt - 1838 - 540 pages
...are not continued, but the fire is. 1 In the parish of Callander, on the first of May, the herdsmen cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle, on which the fire is kindled.2 But since it was a common thing to substitute a period of six months for... | |
 | Leveson Venables Vernon-Harcourt - Bible - 1838 - 556 pages
...are not continued, but the fire is. ' In the parish of Callander, on the first of May, the herdsmen cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle, on which the fire is kindled.2 But since it was a common thing to substitute a period of six months for... | |
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