. Rush-bearing: an account of the old custom of strewing rushes; carrying rushes to church; the rush-cart; garlands in churches; morris-dancers; the wakes; the rush. n either side, in the centre, a painting of Britannia, the kingsarms, or some other device.— Year Book. THE RUSH-CART. 69 colours, joined together by fretwork of narrow ribbon, and profuselycovered with roses, stars, and fringes of tinsel, * which, when viewed,dazzles the eye of the beholder if the sun shines upon it. The pro-cession is preceded and flanked by a number of men with long cartwhips, which are in continual action of c
. Rush-bearing: an account of the old custom of strewing rushes; carrying rushes to church; the rush-cart; garlands in churches; morris-dancers; the wakes; the rush. n either side, in the centre, a painting of Britannia, the kingsarms, or some other device.— Year Book. THE RUSH-CART. 69 colours, joined together by fretwork of narrow ribbon, and profuselycovered with roses, stars, and fringes of tinsel, * which, when viewed,dazzles the eye of the beholder if the sun shines upon it. The pro-cession is preceded and flanked by a number of men with long cartwhips, which are in continual action of cracking, and causes a clearpath, t after which, a number of men with horse-bells about them,jumping grotesquely and jingling the bells, after them, the band, andsometimes a number of young men as Morris-dancers, f followed byyoung women bearing garlands, and, lastly, the cart; upon the frontof the same is a white cloth, covered entirely with plate, such as cups,tankards, spoons, and watches. § Great rivalry exists between theyoung men of the neighbouring villages which shall produce the best-formed cart and banner, and it not infrequently happens that when. :=*e^>* as 77uz7yas/wms2#to 30 couples two of the processions meet in the street a conflict takes place, andmany bloody noses made. A contribution from the different in * Which in this part is called horse gold. — Ibid. A name by which itis yet (1890) known in Saddleworth. t Some thirty years ago, the advent of Rush-bearing was marked by thecracking of whips. These whips were made of rope and string, the lash being fivefeet long, and the handle about eighteen inches, and, when skilfully used, the resultwas a crack as loud as a pistol shot.—Fish wicks History of Rochdale, 18S9,p. 533. There was also another kind often used, having long heavy handles andlashes, requiring the use of both hands, and more difficult to use than the first-named. % But without the ancient appendage of bells.— Year Book. § Rushes are
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