The English Year
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A magnificent guide to England's fascinating local customs and national festivities in the style of The Lore of the Land
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
Author: Steve Roud
Format: Paperback, 688 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 467 g
Published: 2008, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Social Studies: General
Description
A magnificent guide to England's fascinating local customs and national festivities in the style of The Lore of the Land
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
The English Year