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Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids: A Journey Through the English Ritual Year
Mummers Maypoles and Milkmaids A Journey Through the English Ritual Year
Author: Sara Hannant
In Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a man covered from head to toe in straw – the ‘straw bear? – is paraded through the streets, accompanied by 250 dancers, musicians and performers, while in Ottery St Mary, Devon, a crowd gathers as townspeople hoist barrels of flaming tar on to their shoulders and carry them until they are too hot to handle. Award-...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781858945590
ISBN-10: 1858945593
Publication Date: 11/1/2011
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Merrell Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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