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The English Year
Steve Roud
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Description for The English Year
Paperback. Takes readers month-by-month, day-by-day, through the festivities of English life. This book explains how the festivities originated, what they mean and when they occur. Num Pages: 688 pages, Colour inset: 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 498.
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
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141021065
SKU
V9780141021065
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Steve Roud
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.
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