Tradition Collection (page 7)

Woman from Cork wearing a traditional Irish cloak. Date: 1842

King Edward III and the Countess of Salisbury -- the origin of the Order of the Garter, as mentioned in Froissarts Chronicles. circa 1348

Mystery play, Coventry, Warwickshire
Mystery play performed on a raised stage in the street, Coventry, Warwickshire, with the old cathedral in the background. Date: 1842

Interior of a Kamchatka dwelling, eastern Russia. Date: circa 1779

Natives of Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, visited by Captain Cooks expedition. Date: circa 1770s

Captain Cook receives gifts from Sandwich Island natives
Captain Cook receives gifts from natives of the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). 1770s

Revival of old custom, Opening of Chester Assizes
Revival of an old custom, Opening of Chester Assizes - a band leads a detachment of the Cheshire Regiment into Castle Square on 29 May 1946. 1946

Chief Warder, Tower of London. circa 1900

Three Maori people of New Zealand, based on an illustration from the HMS Beagle expedition. Date: 1842

Indigenous people of Brazil, South America. Date: 1842

Aborigines of Australia, Corroboree dance. Date: 1842

The changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London circa 1990s

Welsh coracle fishermen, Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire
Welsh coracle fishermen at Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. 1931

Advert, Old Scotch Whiskies, Edinburgh, Scotland
Advert for Old Scotch Whiskies, Archibald Aikman & Co Ltd Wine Merchants, Edinburgh and London. 1905

Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
General view of the Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, dating back to 1150, with the fireplace at the far end. Date: circa 1905

Fireplace, Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Fireplace in the Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, dating back to 1163. Date: circa 1905

Stuart Window, Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Stuart Window in the Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, dating back to 1165. Date: circa 1905

Christmas card, Carrying home the yule log. late 19th century

Charles Wyndham, theatre manager, with a miniature version of the actor David Garrick on his head. 1893

Brazen Laver
Brazen (bronze) laver was a place for cleansing in the Old Testament. Priests would wash their hands and feet before commencing priestly service. Date: circa 1800

Unclean Air Birds - Judaism
Engraving of unclean (non - kosher) air birds

Unclean Land Birds- Judaism
Engraving of unclean (non - kosher) land birds. The concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher)

Unclean Water Birds - Judaism
Engraving of unclean or non - kosher water birds. In Judaism, the concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher)

Jewish ritual slaughter 1861
Jewish ritual slaughter of sheep for Kosher meat. According to the Torah, to be eaten, a kosher species must be slaughtered by a Schochet, a ritual slaughterer. Date: 1861

Animal Sacrifice in Judaism
In Judaism, the korban (also known as qorban or corban) refers to a variety of sacrificial offerings commanded in the Torah

Daisy Chain, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY State, USA
Daisy Chain, a tradition at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1915

Descendants of Aaron giving the benediction to the people
This Priestly Blessing or priestly benediction, also referred to in rabbinic literature as Dukhanen, is a Hebrew prayer recited by Kohanim, (Hebrew Priests, descendants of Aaron)

Father Christmas delivering Xmas presents, personalised greetings card from Dorothy Glynn, West Leigh, Eastbourne. Date: 1896

Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1920
Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1920 featuring a woman in stylised medieval dress carrying a small Christmas tree. Date: 1920

Pagoda at Villianur, Puducherry, India
Pagoda at Villianur (Villenour), Puducherry (Pondicherry), south east India (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Tribeswoman with headdress, French Congo, Central Africa
Tribeswoman with elaborate headdress, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Tribesman playing tattoo, French Congo, Central Africa
Tribesman playing a tattoo on a percussion instrument to welcome a guest, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Tribesman with his spear, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Street scene during carnival, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Date: 1922

Couple in traditional costume, Brittany, Northern France
Couple in traditional costume at carnival time, Brittany, Northern France. 1922

Women outside a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France
Three women outside a Catholic church, Pont Aven, Brittany, Northern France, wearing traditional costume. 1922

Breton Pardon, Brittany, Northern France
People taking part in the traditional Breton Pardon, Brittany, Northern France. It involves a procession through the streets on a saints day, carrying a statue and reliquary of the patron saint. 1922

Funeral procession, Fouesnant, Brittany, Northern France
Mourners in a funeral procession at Fouesnant, near Quimper, Brittany, Northern France, on the untimely death of a young woman. 1922

Woman in a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France
Woman seated alone in a Catholic church, Brittany, Northern France. 1922

Peasants at a wedding feast, Finland -- one of the customs is for the bridegroom to lift the veil from the face of the bride. Date: 1922

Beating the bounds of the parish, St Clement Danes, London
Beating the bounds of the parish, St Clement Danes, City of Westminster, London -- a custom dating back to Roman times, thought to be a survival of the Terminalia, or festival of Terminus

English men and women playing the game of stoolball, using wooden bats -- the game is regarded as an earlier form of cricket. Date: 1922

Man signalling a hit in English archery, by throwing himself on his back on the ground and waving a white cloth attached to a short stick, and shaking his legs in the air. Date: 1922

Boat crew arriving at the boat house, Oxford University
Boat crew (oars and cox) arriving at the boat house, Oxford University -- some are practising for the annual Boat Race against Cambridge

Punting on the river at Cambridge, near St Johns Chapel
Two young men punting in canoes on the River Cam at Cambridge, with St Johns Chapel in the background. Date: 1922

Punting on the river at Oxford, near Magdalen Tower
Young woman punting on the river at Oxford, with Magdalen Tower in the background. Date: 1922

Mock funeral with Cambridge University students
Mock funeral attended by Cambridge University students, which takes place when an undergraduate is " sent down", and has to be escorted to the station. Date: 1922

Schoolboys in Vaughan Library, Harrow School, Middlesex
Schoolboys in the Vaughan Library, Harrow School, Middlesex, named after the headmaster, Dr Charles John Vaughan, with portraits of famous old Harrovians on the walls

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