Garfield County News | 1939-02-16 | Page 3 | Quaint Customs Surround Oldest British Festival

quaint customs surround burrou nd oldest Bri british festival Is wiot of in england but is onet one c 6 oldest british baltish festivals it is 0 served observed in p parts arts of the isle of man where customs toms similar to first tooting footing in scotland are kept up says tit bits men go from house to house singing special festival songs and are invited in for a b bite ate and a drink but there are one or two customs in connection with which ore are observed nowhere else before midnight the floor of the kitchen is swept always starting at the door and sweeping to the hearth otherwise good luck will be swep out before retiring the ashes are taken from the fire and smoothed over the hearth with a pair of tongs and in the morning the housewife looks eagerly at the ashes for tracks of a human toot if there Is one and the toes point to the door it means death for one in the house bouse if the footprint is re reversed versea it moans means the birthon bir a child