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Dictionary definition: ‘BUSH’., burning
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Copyright© A Dictionary of Superstitions 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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‘BUSH’., burning
1877
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KILVERT
Diary
31 Dec. [Bredwardine, Herefords.]
After I had gone to bed I saw … a bright blaze sprung up in the fields … they were keeping up the old custom of Burning the Bush on New Year's Day in the morning.
1912
LEATHER
Herefordshire
91.
The ‘Bush’ is a globe made of hawthorn, which is hung up in the kitchen of the farmhouse, with the mistletoe, after ...
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Article: It's a quiet New Year's for Bushes
Chicago Sun-Times;
January 1, 1991 ;
366 words
...President Bush had plans to spend a quiet New Year's Eve with his wife ... disclosed Monday. The Bushes had not invited any outsiders ... to handle paperwork. Bush plans to return to the ... midnight. Joining Bush for New Year's Eve were his wife ...
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