- riding the stang
- riding the stang (historical)Punishment by being carried around sitting astride a stang• • •Main Entry: ↑stang
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Riding the Stang — A *New Year s Day custom, apparently unique to the Cumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire area. A band of people, armed with stangs (poles) and baskets took to the streets and accosted any stranger they met and subjected him to be mounted across… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Stang, Riding the — see *Riding the Stang … A Dictionary of English folklore
stang — 1) a wooden bar; ab A. S. STANG. This word is still used in some colleges in the university of Cambridge ; to stang scholars in Christmas time being to cause them to ride on a colt staff, or pole, for missing of chapel. It is used likewise in… … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
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Whitsun ales — The term Whitsun ale is somewhat ambiguous, being used in both a general and specific way. The ale part signifies a festival or celebration; originally one in which ale was specially brewed and sold by the organizer for profit, and from the… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Ceffyl Pren — The Ceffyl Pren ( wooden horse ) was a traditional Welsh form of mob justice. It was a form of ritual humiliation in which offenders would be paraded around the village tied to a wooden frame. The custom was similar to practices known in England… … Wikipedia
Charivari — This is an article about the folk custom. For the historical magazine, see Le Charivari. Charivari (or shivaree or chivaree, also called rough music ) is the term for a French folk custom in which the community gave a noisy, discordant mock… … Wikipedia
rough music — Under a variety of local names and differing methods, rough music was the main customary way in which members of a community expressed displeasure at transgressions of societal norms, usually, but not exclusively, concerned with sexual and… … A Dictionary of English folklore
New Year — In England this has lost nearly all of its traditional customs and beliefs. For most English people, New Year s Eve is either spent quietly at home, or at a party, which lasts till after midnight to see the New Year in . Such gatherings differ … A Dictionary of English folklore
