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  2. The Sprig of Thyme - Wikipedia

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    Cecil Sharp, 1916. In Thomas Dunham Whitaker's History of the Parish of Whalley, it is claimed that around the year 1689, a woman named Mrs. Fleetwood Habergam “undone by the extravagance, and disgraced by the vices of her husband,” wrote of her woes in the symbolism of flowers; however, the folklorist Cecil Sharp doubted this claim. [2]

  3. List of English words with dual French and Old English variations

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    Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).

  4. Springfield pet-eating hoax - Wikipedia

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    [138] [139] He sent 36 Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers to patrol Springfield schools the next day to start daily sweeps as a precaution, [140] and a number of police surveillance towers have been placed in the city. [141] Mayor Rob Rue made an appeal to Americans that "We need help, not hate".

  5. Wedding superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A wedding in Chicago, 1925. A wedding is a celebratory ceremony where two people are brought together in matrimony. [1] Wedding traditions and customs differ across cultures, countries, religions, and societies in terms of how a marriage is celebrated, but are strongly symbolic, and often have roots in superstitions for what makes a lucky or unlucky marriage.

  6. How Wednesday became 'Hump Day' - AOL

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    "Hump Day" is a play off the idiom "over the hump," which refers to being at the midpoint. The phrase was used colloquially in the 1920s — when people were saying things like "applesauce" and ...

  7. Cimaruta - Wikipedia

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    The component parts of the cimarute, which are particularly associated with Southern Italy, may differ by region of origin. From out of a central stalk of rue serving as its base, there radiate multiple branches which appear to blossom into various designs; the divergent branches "sprout" at their extremities such magical symbols as: a rose; a ...

  8. List of Irish ballads - Wikipedia

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    "The Colleen Rue" – translated from an Irish-language song "An Cailín Rua" (the red-haired girl) "The Cottage Maid" "The Cuckoo's Nest" – by John Sheils "The Curracloe Boat Crew" – a song from Wexford "Easter Snow" – an aisling set in a town in Roscommon "Flower of Gortade" "The Limerick Rake" – a popular song, from a broadside [16]

  9. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, Richard Manuel and Van Morrison sang the song, as "Tura Lura Lural (That's an Irish Lullaby)", during The Band's farewell concert The Last Waltz."Come On, Eileen", a #1 U.K. chart single from the English band Dexys Midnight Runners, includes a chorus with the lines "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra Too-Ra-Loo-Rye, Ay / And you'll hum this tune forever."