Show I jay hay strewn in n church an old village custom A curious custom has been observed front from time lin immemorial memorial nt at ald old weston Huntingdon shire in england the church there Is dedicated to st in and on the sunday most nearly approaching pro aching st Swi thins lay day the edifice Is strewn with new mown hay the tradition Is that an old lady bequeathed a held field for charitable purposes on condition that the tenant provided the tiny hay tp lessen the annoyance caused by the squeaking of tile hie new shoes norn ora by the villagers on feast sunday there are other explanations one that thai it Is an offering of the first fruits of the harvest and another that it Is a survival of the custom of strew ing thu taj church when the floor was only beaten earth with rushes washington WashIng tou ear |