rushbearingn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌʃˌbɛːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrəʃˌbɛrɪŋ/

Forms: see rush n.¹ and bearing n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rush n.¹, bearing n.¹

Etymology: < rush n.¹ + bearing n.¹

An annual ceremony performed chiefly in parts of northern England, in which rushes and garlands are carried to a church and used to strew the floor or decorate the walls. Also: the general holiday occasioned by this.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > church-strewing

church strewing1506

rushbearing1571

1571 in Parish Docs. York (1948) 161 The minister..shall not suffer..anye minstrels morice dauncers or others at Rishebearinges or at anye other tymes to come unreverentlye into anye churche.

1617 N. Assheton Jrnl. (1848) 29 At Whalley: ther a rushbearing, but much less solemnitie then formerlie.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 20 May-games, Whitsun-Ales, Morrice-dances, Rush-bearings,..and other sports.

a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (BL Lansdowne MS 1033) f. 331 b The wake or day of a Churches dedication in West Riding of Yorksh. is calld the rush-bearing of such a Parish.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 95/1 Rush-bearing, a ceremony of carrying garlands or rushes to the church.

1810 Ann. Reg., Antiq. 672/1 Rush bearing..was a custom which formerly prevailed generally in Cheshire.

1841 R. T. Hampson Medii Ævi Kal. I. 341 The festival of Rush-bearing does not always coincide with the feast of the dedication.

1894 Times 21 Aug. 11/3 Rochdale, Aug. 20.—Rushbearing, the local holidays, commenced to-day.

1908 K. L. Bates From Gretna Green to Land's End 69 The Grasmere rush-bearing, so far as we saw it, was lacking in none of the traditional features, not even the rain.

1954 E. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe's Story vii. 93 On a lovely spring day we saw the ceremony of the Rush Bearing, a charming survival of the time when the earthen floor of a church was thick strewn for warmth's sake with rushes.

1989 D. H. Fischer Albion's Seed 745 In late summer English borderers kept the ritual of Rushbearing, when they collected bundles of rushes.

2001 Independent 26 July i. 9/7 Later in the summer, there will [be] ‘rushbearing’ in Grasmere, Cumbria, where children carry rushes down from the fens to cover the floor of the churches.

Compounds

General attributive, as rushbearing ceremony, rushbearing day, rushbearing procession, etc.

ΚΠ

c1581 in Yorks. Archaeol. Jrnl. (1900) 15 243 Upon a Sonday in the afternoone, being a rish-bearinge day at Rufforde, in somer last past, he sawe Trystrame Tyldesley daunce verie lustilye emonges yonge folkes.

1649 in Notes & Queries (1901) 9th Ser. 7 294/1 Ringinge on the Rushbering Day.

1827 21 July in Sharpe's London Mag. (1846) 18 June 188/1 I learnt from the old clerk that, according to annual custom, the rush-bearing procession would be in the evening.

1889 Graphic 22 June 682/2 On rush~bearing evening the churchyard wall is crowded with childish figures.

1908 Notes & Queries 30 May 438/1 Rush-bearing Sunday is still kept up at St. Mary Redcliffe at Bristol on Whitsunday.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic iii. 66 Later ecclesiastical injunctions prohibited the entry into the church or churchyard of Rush-bearing processions, Lords of Misrule and Summer Lords and Ladies.

1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 390/2 Rush-bearing ceremonies still survive in a few areas, notably at Grasmere and Ambleside in the Lake District, where they take place in late July or early August.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rushbearing
释义	rushbearingn. Brit. /ˈrʌʃˌbɛːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrəʃˌbɛrɪŋ/ Forms: see rush n.¹ and bearing n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rush n.¹, bearing n.¹ Etymology: < rush n.¹ + bearing n.¹ An annual ceremony performed chiefly in parts of northern England, in which rushes and garlands are carried to a church and used to strew the floor or decorate the walls. Also: the general holiday occasioned by this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > church-strewing church strewing1506 rushbearing1571 1571 in Parish Docs. York (1948) 161 The minister..shall not suffer..anye minstrels morice dauncers or others at Rishebearinges or at anye other tymes to come unreverentlye into anye churche. 1617 N. Assheton Jrnl. (1848) 29 At Whalley: ther a rushbearing, but much less solemnitie then formerlie. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 20 May-games, Whitsun-Ales, Morrice-dances, Rush-bearings,..and other sports. a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (BL Lansdowne MS 1033) f. 331 b The wake or day of a Churches dedication in West Riding of Yorksh. is calld the rush-bearing of such a Parish. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 95/1 Rush-bearing, a ceremony of carrying garlands or rushes to the church. 1810 Ann. Reg., Antiq. 672/1 Rush bearing..was a custom which formerly prevailed generally in Cheshire. 1841 R. T. Hampson Medii Ævi Kal. I. 341 The festival of Rush-bearing does not always coincide with the feast of the dedication. 1894 Times 21 Aug. 11/3 Rochdale, Aug. 20.—Rushbearing, the local holidays, commenced to-day. 1908 K. L. Bates From Gretna Green to Land's End 69 The Grasmere rush-bearing, so far as we saw it, was lacking in none of the traditional features, not even the rain. 1954 E. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe's Story vii. 93 On a lovely spring day we saw the ceremony of the Rush Bearing, a charming survival of the time when the earthen floor of a church was thick strewn for warmth's sake with rushes. 1989 D. H. Fischer Albion's Seed 745 In late summer English borderers kept the ritual of Rushbearing, when they collected bundles of rushes. 2001 Independent 26 July i. 9/7 Later in the summer, there will [be] ‘rushbearing’ in Grasmere, Cumbria, where children carry rushes down from the fens to cover the floor of the churches. Compounds General attributive, as rushbearing ceremony, rushbearing day, rushbearing procession, etc. ΚΠ c1581 in Yorks. Archaeol. Jrnl. (1900) 15 243 Upon a Sonday in the afternoone, being a rish-bearinge day at Rufforde, in somer last past, he sawe Trystrame Tyldesley daunce verie lustilye emonges yonge folkes. 1649 in Notes & Queries (1901) 9th Ser. 7 294/1 Ringinge on the Rushbering Day. 1827 21 July in Sharpe's London Mag. (1846) 18 June 188/1 I learnt from the old clerk that, according to annual custom, the rush-bearing procession would be in the evening. 1889 Graphic 22 June 682/2 On rush~bearing evening the churchyard wall is crowded with childish figures. 1908 Notes & Queries 30 May 438/1 Rush-bearing Sunday is still kept up at St. Mary Redcliffe at Bristol on Whitsunday. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic iii. 66 Later ecclesiastical injunctions prohibited the entry into the church or churchyard of Rush-bearing processions, Lords of Misrule and Summer Lords and Ladies. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 390/2 Rush-bearing ceremonies still survive in a few areas, notably at Grasmere and Ambleside in the Lake District, where they take place in late July or early August. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1571
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