Category: Customs

Three Hares Dancing Tinners Rabbits

Three Hares Dancing

Three hares sharing three ears,Yet every one of them has two (Ancient German riddle) Before the three hares made their way onto my new T-Shirt,T-which I bought at the Hastings Jack in the Green Festival, May 2022, they had a very long and curious journey through history. The earliest motif of

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The Girl I Left Behind Me (Brighton Camp)

The Girl I Left Behind Me (Brighton Camp)

What is the song about? The Girl I Left Behind Me (Brighton Camp) is sung by a soldier going to war, who remembers the beautiful girl whom he left back home, hoping to return to her soon. Where did it start? As with many folk songs, no one knows for

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VE Day, 8 May 2020

VE Day, 8 May 2020

Today we hang out the Union Jack, dress up and sing patriotic songs – it VE Day! Unlike Russia, which celebrates Victory Day on 9th May, here it is commemorated on the 8th. It was on this day 75 years ago that Winston Churchill officially announced on the radio that

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May Day

May Day

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. With the sun shining brightly, today is the day to welcome the summer! People have been celebrating

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Mummers' Play

Mummers’ Play

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. We were very lucky yesterday to see a performance by Croxley Mummers. A Mummers’ play is a long

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Potty Morris & Folk Festival

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. The weekend of 1 -2 July 2017 saw the little Norfolk Town of Sheringham bustling with folk

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Jousting at Knebworth House

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Going round stately homes on a fine holiday weekend you can come across Jousting — re-enactment of

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