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14315	Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)	Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs			.txt	text/plain	27927	1394	77	the sports, games, pastimes, and customs associated with these rural Easter Customs--Pace Eggs--Handball in Churches--Sports confined of the old village games and sports have survived. Happy New Year." "Wassail" is an old Saxon word, meaning "Be in The custom of giving presents on New Year's Day is as old as the players in the good old days, although the play is generally less Of all the sports and pastimes of old England, archery was the most An old writer tells us that it was the custom in some churches for Long before the break of day, men and women, old and young, of all The game of quarter-staff is an old pastime which was a great old sports the ancestors of our noble game of cricket, and wonder at Such was the harvest-home in the good old days--joy and delight to The "Wakes," or village feast, was a great day for all sports and	./cache/14315.txt	./txt/14315.txt