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The author collects and analyzes lingering folk customs, superstitions, and architectural rituals found across Europe, tracing pagan origins and later adaptations into Christian and rural practice. Organized into themed chapters—foundations, gables, ovens, beds, striking a light, umbrellas, dolls, revivals, broadside ballads, riddles, the gallows, holes, and social gestures—the work marshals legends, local anecdotes, and historical parallels to show how ancient beliefs survive in building rites, festival observances, popular songs, and everyday objects.

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Title: Strange Survivals: Some Chapters in the History of Man

Author: S. Baring-Gould

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Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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Frontispiece.

STRANGE SURVIVALS

Some Chapters in the History of Man

BY

S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.

AUTHOR OF “MEHALAH,” “OLD COUNTRY LIFE,” “URITH,”
“IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA.”

Methuen & Co.
18 BURY STREET, LONDON, W.C.
1892.

Printed by Cowan & Co., Limited, Perth.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
I. On Foundations 1
II. On Gables 36
III. Ovens 62
IV. Beds 84
V. Striking a Light 110
VI. Umbrellas 129
VII. Dolls 139
VIII. Revivals 149
IX. Broadside Ballads 180
X. Riddles 220
XI. The Gallows 238
XII. Holes 252
XIII. Raising the Hat 282

STRANGE SURVIVALS:

SOME CHAPTERS IN THE HISTORY OF MAN.