rushbearing

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• rushbearing —    A prime example of a custom which originally had a logical practical purpose but which was turned into an elaborate occasion by tradition and which continues in isolated places long after the original raison d etre is gone. When churches had… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Grasmere rushbearing —    A *rushbearing custom which has survived in symbolic form in Grasmere, Cumbria, even though the church was paved in 1840. Token rushes are carried on a special linen sheet, held by six girls (the Rush Maidens), dressed in green, while others… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Ambleside rushbearing —    Not quite so well known as neighbouring *Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, keeps its own version of the rushbearing custom. On the Saturday nearest St Anne s Day (26 July), villagers process to the St Mary s church with men carrying pointed rush… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

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