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====== NEW YEAR'S DAY IN THE MORNING ======

Bentley 1968\\
Universal Magazine 1755\\
Three couple set\\
<code>
Al 1-4 Is long cast down into 2nd place (2s moving up). 
   5-8 Circles of three at each end, thus: 1st man circle left 
       with the 3s below, while 1st woman circle left with the 2s above.

A2 1-8 1st man hey with the 3s, passing 3rd woman by left shoulder to begin, 
       while 1st woman hey with the 2s, passing 2nd man by left shoulder to begin.
       
B1 1-8 All six circle left, then circle right.
B2 1-4 Is and 3s, three changes of rights and lefts, starting with partner.
   5-8 Partners two-hand turn once around.
    Progression: 2-3-1. Dance two more times. </code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqaVWHsL26c&t=12s\\  
  
In the Middle Ages and on into the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, it was
common in England to present small but choice gifts on New Year's Day, often
gloves or fine pins (hence “pin money”); the sovereigns, paradoxically, were
the recipients of lavish gifts from their subjects, including, in the reign of
Elizabeth, silk stockings and jewel-encrusted ornaments, These customs fell
into decline after the Civil War.

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