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John Brand (1744-1806), secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, first published his widely popular Observations on Popular Antiquities in 1777. This fascinating two-volume almanac of British superstitions and customs was in fact a heavily revised and annotated version of Henry Bourne's Antiquitates vulgares (1725). Volume 2 of Brand's almanac concerns the origins and practices of British customs and ceremonies including marriage customs, death rites, belief in fairies, witchcraft, omens, and di
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- Author
- John Brand, Henry Ellis
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781139094559
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Science, Holidays (Non Religious)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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