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