The English Year
Published on 31. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
688 pages
978-0-14-102106-5 (ISBN)
Description
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
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Colour inset: 2 x 8pp
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-102106-5 (9780141021065)
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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.