Tradition Collection (page 9)

Manufacturing Sevres porcelain
A very beautifully shot postcard photograph showing the colouring workshop (preparing the background colours) for Sevres porcelain, particularly the famous Sevres Blue - Sevres Factory, France

The First Prince of Wales
King Edward Is infant son Edward (later King Edward II), born at Caernarfon Castle, is presented to the Welsh Chieftains as their Prince

CHILDREN IN SLEIGH
Two children and their dog in a sleigh Date: 1916

GIRL SNOWBALLING
A girl snowballing with her brother Date: circa 1890

Carting Decorations
Three children bring home a cart-load of decorations 1889

Druids build a wicker man for sacrifice
The Wicker Man In which people were burnt as sacrifices to their deities

Father Christmas reading Xmas letters
Father Christmas reads his mail Date: circa 1870

Father Christmas and Xmas stockings
Father Christmas about to fill the stockings hanging in the fireplace with presents Date: 19th century

Medieval falconry
FALCONRY in October Date: 9th Century

A group of Japanese ladies at a diplomatic reception in Tokyo appear in European-style dress - except for one who prefers to stick with tradition. Date: 1887

The custom of offering floral tributes to Neptune happened every year on the 13th May in Abbotsbury, Dorset, locally known as Garland Day

A German family goes out to gather the eggs of the Easter Hare (or Bunny). Date: 1910

Christmas Greetings Postcard
1905

Easter Greetings - Yellow chicks and colourful eggs
circa 1906

The Wishing Well, Upwey, Dorset
1906

The Kitchen of the Bratwurstglocklein in Nuremberg, Germany
The Kitchen of the most famous purveyor of traditional Nurnberg Bratwurst sausages, the Bratwurstglocklein (Little Sausage Bell)

Madagascar - Toamasina (Tamatave) - Cemetery for the local indigenous people. Date: circa 1906

Madagascar - Shelling (De-husking) Rice Date: circa 1906

Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France
A Souvenir shop (selling dolls and pearls) - Le Perle du Lac at Saint-Gingolph, a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman)

Prince Albert - House of Lords as the Duke of York - Robes
Prince Albert (future King George VI) (1895-1952), now Duke of York and therefore able to take a seat in the House of Lords

Pancake Scramble watched by Royal Family, Westminster School
In March 1919, the Royal Family went to Westminster School to see the famous scramble for the largest piece of the pancake tossed by the chef and to hand the winner a sovereign

May Day - Whitelands College, Kings Road, Chelsea, London
Date: 1919

Lena (1899). Sardanas dancing with the cobla in a village s
Carles Bosch de la Trinxeria (1831-1897). Spanish writer and naturalist. Lena (1899). Sardanas dancing with the cobla in a village square. Engraving of the Chapter VI

Bringing home the yule log 1883
Christmas scene, with mother and her children pulling the huge yule log home

Twelfth Night in France 1852
Twelfth Night tradition, a bean and pea are hidden inside the Twelfth-night cake, the man who finds the bean in his slice of cake becomes King for the night

Hauling home, wedding party in Ireland 1870
Hauling Home, generally refers to the old ceremony of escorting the bride and groom to the couples home after a wedding.. Date: 1870

Bringing in yule log on Christmas Eve
A Christmas party in Elizabethan times: the traditional Yule Log is dragged into the Great Hall. Date: circa 16th century

Threshing chestnuts trees in Greenwich Park 1857
Yearly tradition, for three weeks young youths poured into Greenwich Park, London to collect conkers. Climbing up chestnut trees, even using ladders to reach their prize

Cock-throwing on Shove Tuesday
Cock throwing on Shove Tuesday, also known as cock-shying or throwing at cocks, was a blood sport widely practised in England, where a rooster was tied to a post

Bringing in the boars head at Christmas
A Christmas party in Elizabethan times: the traditional ringing in the boars head at Christmas time. Date: circa 16th century

Crown of the feast 1868
The boiled plum-pudding, crammed with raisins, figs and orange-peel, set a alight with blazing brandy. Date: 1868

Selling mistletoe in streets 1894
French street trader selling mistletoe to passers by in the streets of Paris. Date: 1894

THE LORD MAYOR
The Lord Mayor alights from his coach Date: 1842

Mistletoe seller 1853
Street trader selling mistletoe for Christmas. Date: 1853

The Christmas Waits 1848
Town waits, playing their musical instruments while people are standing around listening. From medieval times up to the early 19th century

LORD MAYORS SHOW
The float symbolising the Entente Cordiale with France, in the Lord Mayors procession of 1905 Date: 1905

WOMENS RIGHTS / TRADITION
The main qualities of Woman 2 of 2 Date: 1913

POSH CHILDRENS PARTY
Christmas fete for upper-class children at the Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1914

Childrens Party - circa 1855
Children dressed in their best clothes for a party Date: circa 1855

16th century Banquet
Trumpeters announce the arrival of the Boars Head, brought in procession to the Christmas diners in an Elizabethan hall Date: 16th century

FETCHING FIREWOOD 1886
Two children bring home a barrow-load of firewood for the Christmas fire Date: 1886

16th century Yule Log
The arrival of the Yule Log in the hall of an Elizabethan mansion Date: 16th century

Gathering Decorations
A girl stands at a stile with a load of holly and a sprig of mistletoe Date: 1890

Traditional female accomplishments
Three young women demonstrating traditional female accomplishments -- reading, embroidery, and playing the piano. Date: 1858

Mother and children with Easter eggs in Brabant, Belgium
A mother and her three children with a basket of Easter eggs in Brabant, Belgium. Date: 1950

Two little girls with Easter eggs
Two little girls compare their Easter eggs, standing on the grass. Date: circa 1890

Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, China
At Shanghai, 500 young men voluntarily relinquish their traditional pigtails, symbolising the new spirit of China. Date: 1911

Father Christmas delivering Xmas chocolate
Father Christmas delivers Faulders Chocolates by car Date: circa 1905

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