tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post276814911035633679..comments2023-11-28T10:21:47.318+00:00Comments on Paula Martin - Romance Author: Thursday Tour of NW England - A Quaint and Quirky CustomPaula Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-64406605785998426232013-01-31T17:16:03.670+00:002013-01-31T17:16:03.670+00:00If you wish for to increaѕe your knoω-how only keе...If you wish for to increaѕe your knoω-how only keеp <br />vіsiting this website and be updated with the most recеnt neωs posted here.<br /><i>Here is my website</i> : <b><a href="http://howtostopsnoringnow.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">how to stop snoring</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-80054877958775510392012-08-28T01:48:49.598+01:002012-08-28T01:48:49.598+01:00What a fun custom! If I had a hard boiled egg, I&#...What a fun custom! If I had a hard boiled egg, I'd go rolling right now. Karen S. Elliotthttp://www.karenselliott.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-39451289191569302052012-08-25T10:04:00.032+01:002012-08-25T10:04:00.032+01:00We did that every Easter day in our part of Scotla...We did that every Easter day in our part of Scotland too, Paula! I loved the egg rolling and must remember to tell my granddaughter when she's old enough.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-83688018402626887872012-08-24T10:34:22.634+01:002012-08-24T10:34:22.634+01:00Yes I remember the Whitsuntide new clothes and als...Yes I remember the Whitsuntide new clothes and also the splendid Whit walks which have all but died a death in Manchester. There are lots of Easter traditions.<br />I agree, chocolate eggs are just not the same, Paula.<br />margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-47319696872813434282012-08-24T09:52:44.470+01:002012-08-24T09:52:44.470+01:00Maybe it all depended on whether you had a grassy ...Maybe it all depended on whether you had a grassy slope nearby, Jenny? <br />In Preston, Easter was the time for new clothes, but I don't recall any Easter or Whit parades there. Manchester, of course, has always had its Whit Walks. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-33377158282513556702012-08-24T08:15:03.269+01:002012-08-24T08:15:03.269+01:00I think the custom is fairly universal in the Nort...I think the custom is fairly universal in the North of England, although we never did it in my home town of Heckmondwike. Nor did we have Easter bonnets. What I do remember is that everyone got new clothes at Whitsuntide and we all paraded through the streets. In Manchester they did this at Easter, not Whitsuntide.Jenny Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716569675973035423noreply@blogger.com