"SHERE THURSDAY."
The day before Good Friday was formerly a'very busy one for the barbers. As the old name of Sher and Sherc Thursday denotes, it was the custom on this May to cut the hair and beard. (Qaxloftj ,in :; hi3 x<i Liber Festivals*':(l4B3), /wrote #'"On Sher Thoursday a - man sholde do.polle hys here and clyppe hys beard,^6o-that, there ehoulde be nothyne betw.ene 'God and hym.".
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300213.2.194
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 37, 13 February 1930, Page 16
Word Count
66"SHERE THURSDAY." Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 37, 13 February 1930, Page 16
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in