ASCENSION DAY, egg laid on

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A Dictionary of Superstitions
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IONA OPIE and MOIRA TATEM
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ASCENSION DAY, egg laid on
1584 SCOT Discoverie of Witchcraft XII XVIII . To hang an eg laid on ascension daie in the roofe of the house, preserveth the same from all ...

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