Easter
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Calculations for date of Easter, 14th century
This section contains calculations for the date of Easter. It starts on f. 179r and ends on f. 179v.
Writing
This section is written in the same hand as the previous section, but differs from the hand that wrote the first 166 folios. It is a 14th-century English hand.
Note about Didonaich turneis [Di-Dòmhnaich Tùrnais/Palm Sunday], 25 March 1872
Note about Didonaich turneis [Di-Dòmhnaich Tùrnais/Palm Sunday] describing the custom of striking and rolling boiled eggs against someone else's on Palm Sunday, with the one whose egg breaks another's egg gaining that egg. Eggs are also described as being rolled on the green sward, again an individual gaining any egg their egg hits.
Note on Easter customs with eggs, 7 April 1869
Note on Easter customs involving keeping eggs standing and rolling eggs downhill. Text has been scored through as if to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Rhyme about Shrove Tuesday beginning 'Chiad Dimairt an t-Solus', 1884
Rhyme about Shrove Tuesday beginning 'Chiad Dimairt an t-Solus'. Text has been scored through as if copied elsewhere.
Two proverbs relating to Lent and Easter, June 1887
Two proverbs relating to Lent and Easter which read 'A chiad Dimairt an tSolus Earraich Dimairt Inid' and 'Seac seacainean o aois gu bas eadar Caisg 'us Inid.'