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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 123

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    Festival Customs. No. 2.
    May Day is the first of Summer. People hang green branches out side the door or flowers to keep away bad luck or any misfortune from the house.
    15th of August is the Feast of the assumption and it is also called "The Green Walk".
    Michaelmas falls on the 29th Sep.
    St Martions day falls on the 12th of November. Long ago the people would kill a goose and have it for that day's dinner, and they would sprinkle the blood of the goose
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