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Bizarre Britain: A Calendar of Eccentricity
Bizarre Britain A Calendar of Eccentricity Author:Roy Kerridge Social life, Folklore and customs of Great Britain. — January: The Haxey Hood, and Winter on a Welsh Farm -- February: UFOs, the Church and Old Haunts -- March: The Hornblower of Ripon, and Magic at Pentre Ifan -- April: The Britannia Coconut Dancers, and a Modern Cult Revived -- May: Pentecostals, Chapel and May Day Celebrations -- — June: ... more »In Search of Ancient Britain: Gypsies and Druids -- July: Two Irelands: the Orange Parade and Londonderry -- August: Tailless Cats, Coracles, and the Green Children -- September: A Sheep Fair, an Alternative Eden, and Pagan Relics -- October: Dark Age Legends, and their Survival in Wales -- November: Guy Fawkes' Day in Lewes, and a Gypsy Funeral -- December: Christmas Festivities in Radnorshire --« less