HKA-001735
Folk Custom
The Well-Dressing Tradition of Derbyshire
Seasonal decorations of wells and springs with elaborate floral designs.
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HKA-001734
Practice
The Clootie Well at Munlochy
A Highland well where cloth offerings have been tied to trees as part of a healing tradition.
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HKA-001733
Folk Custom
The Helston Furry Dance
The spring dance processions of Helston in Cornwall, often associated with Flora Day.
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HKA-001732
Folk Custom
The Tar Barrels of Ottery St Mary
The Devon bonfire-night custom of carrying burning tar barrels through the streets.
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HKA-001731
Folk Custom
The Cheese-Rolling at Cooper’s Hill
The steep hillside contest associated with Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire.
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HKA-001730
Folk Custom
The Straw Bear of Whittlesey
A Cambridgeshire winter custom involving a figure dressed in straw.
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HKA-001729
Folk Custom
The Dunmow Flitch of Bacon Custom
An Essex marriage custom centred on awarding a flitch of bacon to qualifying couples.
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HKA-001728
Folk Custom
The Minehead Hobby Horse
The decorated hobby-horse procession associated with May celebrations in Minehead.
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HKA-001727
Folk Custom
The Burry Man of South Queensferry
A Scottish annual procession featuring a participant covered with burrs.
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HKA-001726
Folk Custom
The Mari Lwyd House-Visiting Tradition
A Welsh winter house-visiting tradition featuring a decorated horse-skull figure.
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HKA-001702
Folk Custom
The Haxey Hood Game
The annual Haxey Hood winter custom in Lincolnshire.
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HKA-001701
Folk Custom
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
A Staffordshire ceremonial dance featuring reindeer antlers and a distinctive annual community procession.
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