The phrase “Jack and Jill” existed earlier in England to indicate a boy and girl as a generic pair. It is so used, for example, in the proverb “Every Jack (shall/must) have his Jill”, to which there are references in two plays by William Shakespeare dating from the 1590s.

Ring a Ring o Roses, or Ring Around the Rosie, may be about the 1665 Great Plague of London: the “rosie” being the malodorous rash that developed on the skin of bubonic plague sufferers, the stench of which then needed concealing with a “pocket full of posies”.

A: Today, it’s best known as the Black Death or the bubonic plague. Medieval people called it “the blue sickness,” La pest (“the Pestilence”), and “the Great Mortality.” The name bubonic comes from the medieval Latin word bubo via Italian bilbo–meaning a pustule, growth, or swelling.

” National dues are $35 a year, regional dues vary from $17 to $25 and local dues from $175 to $350, depending on the chapter. A special-education teacher living in Westchester County said she would like to join Jack and Jill but has not been asked because the local chapter is full.

Mother Goose is often cited as the author of hundreds of children’s stories that have been passed down through oral tradition and published over centuries. Various chants, songs, and even games have been attributed to her, but she is most recognized for her nursery rhymes,…

The “three blind mice” were Protestant loyalists (the Oxford Martyrs, Ridley, Latimer and Cranmer), accused of plotting against Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII who were burned at the stake, the mice’s “blindness” referring to their Protestant beliefs.

Origins and meaning Katherine Elwes Thomas in The Real Personages of Mother Goose (1930) suggested the rhyme referred to resentment at the heavy taxation on wool. Rather than being negative, the wool of black sheep may have been prized as it could be made into dark cloth without dyeing.

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, To fetch her poor dog a bone. But when she got there the cupboard was bare, To fetch her poor dog a bone.

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. And the dish ran away with the spoon!

Yes, indeed, cows can leap. Here, Regina Mayer jumps with her cow Luna — yes, Luna — over a hurdle in southern Germany, in 2011. The cow jumped over the moon. And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Hey Diddle Diddle

very happy or delighted

Eating her curds and whey; There came a big spider, Who sat down beside her. And frightened Miss Muffet away.

sheep

Some people claim the nursery rhyme ‘Ring-a-ring-o’-roses’ is about the plague: The ‘roses’ are the red blotches on the skin. The ‘posies’ are the sweet-smelling flowers people carried to try to ward off the plague. ‘Atishoo’ refers to the sneezing fits of people with pneumonic plague.

A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes.

A nosegay, posy, or tussie-mussie is a small flower bouquet, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were carried or worn around the head or bodice.

A posy bouquet is a small, round arrangement of flowers usually held in one hand. These petite bouquets are a common option for bridesmaids.

Posy Care Tips

1. Shed. Unwrap your little posies and remove excess leaves that will touch the water.
2. Scrub. Grab that glass vase or recycled jar (for a rustic look) and scrub it with lots of soap and water.
3. Steep. Fill your vase or jar with cool water.
4. Snip.
5. Savour.

Bouquet, a word of French origin, pronounced [bukɛ], may refer to: Bouquet (wine), a fragrance or odor, especially when used as a description of wine. Flower bouquet, an arrangement of cut flowers. Fruit bouquet, a fruits arrangement in the form of bouquet.