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Games and Songs of American Children

by William Wells Newell

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No. 73 Twine the Garland

We find mentioned in the “Girls’ Own Book,” Boston, 1856, a dance of girls which has the characteristics of an old game. Girls take hold of hands, one standing still; the rest twist about her until they form a knot. They then untwist in the same manner, singing, “Twine the garland, girls!” and, “Untwine the garland, girls!”

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