Hi Mary I suggest McNeill ( F Marian) The Silver Bough. 4 volumes (Glasgow: William Maclellan, 1959 etc.) Vol 1: Scottish folk-lore and folk-beliefs Vol 2: A calendar of Scottish national festivals, Candlemas to Harvest Home Vol 3: A calendar of Scottish national festivals, Hallowe'en to Yule Vol 4: Scottish local festivals I am not sure whether this classic is in print, but it is worth searching Amazon or Abe.Books. Hope this helps. Happy New Year. Peter Peter B Freshwater MA MCLIP FSAScot Edinburgh, Scotland Email peter@hillfoot.demon.co.uk Researching ATKINS, BRUCE, FOX, FRESHWATER, PERKINS, SWINGLER (Beds, Hunts, Leics, & Northants,) HAUGHAN (Cumbria & Co. Durham) DOW, FINDLAY, GRAY, HUNTER, KENNEDY (Angus, Glasgow & Perth) ----- Original Message ----- From: <BRUINSWOOD@aol.com> To: <PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 1:51 AM Subject: [PERTH] Re: [ANGUS] have a blessed hogmany > Enjoy our unique holiday and the book Scottish customs; cradle to grave > MARGARET BENNETT ISBN 0-7486-6118-2 (It doesn't explain holidays and > festivals.....does anyone know of a good book that does. my great grandfather was Scottish > my grandfather was born in ONTARIO. SO by the time I entered the picture there > were not many traditions the family observed. i would like to learn about them > and pick up some besides singing lullabies. > > can we srart the year by retelling what names we are researching. i research > Powrie/Pourie anywhere and McPhail in stricken parish, Aberdeenshire and > KILLIN AND Fortingal, Perth > > Mary in Oregon > > > ==== PERTHSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Footer: The Perthshire Mailing List is for the exchange of genealogical and historical information about the Perthshire area of Scotland. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/PERTHSHIRE.html >