HKA-001732Folk 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-001594Folk Custom
Turning Clothing Inside Out When Pixy-Led
A remembered remedy for being fairy-led or pixy-led was to turn an item of clothing inside out. In West Country material the gesture appears alongside stories of travellers who became confused about their route.…
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Being Pixy-Led on Dartmoor
West Country tradition used the idea of being “pixy-led” to describe a traveller becoming bewildered, circling or losing direction, sometimes on ground they expected to know. The motif is particularly associated with Devon and…
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