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Category Archives: Calendar Customs
Xmas Travels
For some inexplicable reason, instead of spending Boxing day morning happily sleeping off the gastric over-indulgences of the day (and night) before, I found myself 130 miles from home, filming obscure yuletide customs in the suburbs of Sheffield. Sword dancing … Continue reading
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Ottery St Mary
Another entry in my ongoing project to film strange British customs… A traditional Dorset event in which the residents of Ottery St Mary take tar-filled barrels, soak them with paraffin, set them on fire, hoist them above their heads, and … Continue reading
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Carnival
Last weekend we went to the West Country, in pursuit of more material for Averil’s website. Bridgwater Carnival came as a bit of a surprise… I know that Carnival parades are big on the continent, but I’ve never seen a … Continue reading
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Yarm Fair
I can safely say, this is the first time I’ve attended a religious service that took place inside a fairground dodgems… I also took lots of footage of horses galloping around in slow motion – my new camera has a … Continue reading
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