VICAR ROCKS A CRADLE
A local custom, dating from the year 1200 was revived at Blidwarth, near Mansfield, when the Rev. John Lowndes, the bachelor vicar, rooked two babies, the latest baptised boy •children in me village, im an old wooden cradle. Candlemas flowers, ivy, and lighted candles adorned the cradle, whore the babies wore placed after presentation and dedication at the alter. Tho vicar rocked the cradle to and fro before returning the infants to their mothers. The ceremony symbolises tbe presentation of the cjiilu Jesus in the Temple.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3599, 3 April 1924, Page 9
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90VICAR ROCKS A CRADLE Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3599, 3 April 1924, Page 9
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