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habit [front] . a habit - a costume especially made for the dead to be buried in. (Fig.1) which is supposed to represent the brown scapular but was made to reach the ankles with the belief that if the person had to go to purgatory, only the feet (which were not covered by the shroud) would burn. Aft...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/33750 2023-12-31T10:19:34+01:00 habit image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33750 eng eng H Renews, Zita Johnson, 68-11MS, p. 054 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12925 H_12925_habit, a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33750 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z habit [front] . a habit - a costume especially made for the dead to be buried in. (Fig.1) which is supposed to represent the brown scapular but was made to reach the ankles with the belief that if the person had to go to purgatory, only the feet (which were not covered by the shroud) would burn. After the shroud a sort of breastplate. It covered the shoulders and down the back (Fig.2) It was embroidered on the front with a heart and a cross, symbolizing the Sacred Heart, and cross stitching done in white. I don't think this was called a breastplate, however I haven't learned what it was named. A covering of the same material was made for the face. .This special habit which was blesses before [reverse] use, is not used in Renews today but has gone out only about ten years. Both (Fig1) and (Fig 3) were just of plain brown cloth while (Fig 2) was brown enbroidered in white. (1) (2) and (3) make up what is called "a habit." a costume especially for the dead to be buried in. JH 8/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Drawings corresponding to Figs on reverse. This is the front of card in H_12926 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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habit [front] . a habit - a costume especially made for the dead to be buried in. (Fig.1) which is supposed to represent the brown scapular but was made to reach the ankles with the belief that if the person had to go to purgatory, only the feet (which were not covered by the shroud) would burn. After the shroud a sort of breastplate. It covered the shoulders and down the back (Fig.2) It was embroidered on the front with a heart and a cross, symbolizing the Sacred Heart, and cross stitching done in white. I don't think this was called a breastplate, however I haven't learned what it was named. A covering of the same material was made for the face. .This special habit which was blesses before [reverse] use, is not used in Renews today but has gone out only about ten years. Both (Fig1) and (Fig 3) were just of plain brown cloth while (Fig 2) was brown enbroidered in white. (1) (2) and (3) make up what is called "a habit." a costume especially for the dead to be buried in. JH 8/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used Drawings corresponding to Figs on reverse. This is the front of card in H_12926 |
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H Renews, Zita Johnson, 68-11MS, p. 054 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12925 H_12925_habit, a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33750 |
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