FEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remnant of an old superstition, and certainly one of the most pleasing that has come down to us.
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FEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remnant of an old superstition, and certainly one of the most pleasing that has come down to us.

Date

27 sept. 2012

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Notre référence

LZT13A21_289

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,5Mo (1,3Mo) / 48,3cm x 14,8cm / 5707 x 1746 (300dpi)

Mots clés

cutting trees firewood English February Sprout-kele Kele kelewurt broth custom pancakes Shrove-Tuesday remnant old superstition nineteenth century engraving

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