The Ritual Year: A New Calendar of Britain's Feasts, Festivals and Folklore Erik A. de Jong was er sieht

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Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title at the CIAC in Foligno

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The Ritual Year: A New Calendar of Britain's Feasts, Festivals and Folklore Erik A. de Jong was er siehtWassails and plough blessings, cheese rolling and well dressings, Bradfords Mela and the Notting Hill Carnival, summer hen races and festive sword dancing On any given week, somewhere in Britain, you will find people gathering to mark a moment in the agricultural year, to commemorate an event in local history, to herald the beginning of a new season or bid farewell to the old. Some of these rituals have been passed down through the centuries; some are