The English Year
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This enthralling book will take you, month-by-month, day-by-day, through all the festivities of English life. From national celebrations such as New Year’s Eve to regional customs such as the Padstow Hobby Horse procession, cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and Easter Monday bottle kicking in Leeds, it explains how they originated, what they mean and when they occur.A fascinating guide to the richness of our heritage and the sometimes eccentric nature of life in England, The English Year offers a unique chronological view of our social customs and attitudes

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Weight 0.466 kg
Dimensions 3.3 × 13.2 × 20.2 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

688
Publisher

Year Published

2008-1-31
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0141021063
About The Author

Steve Roud has been researching British folklore for over thirty years. He is the author of The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, and winner of the 2004 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.

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