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accompanied activities Allendale appear begging belief blackened faces BOB PEGG bonfires boys Brand bride cake called Carnival carried celebrations ceremonies child Christian Christmas Church common costume countries customs D-D R-E dance decorated Derbyshire door dressed drink E. C. Cawte Easter effigy eggs eighteenth century England feast festival fire folklore folklorists Fool football France Frazer Garland Gentleman's Magazine girl give Guy Fawkes Night Hallowe'en harvest Haxey Hood Hobby Horse Hood instance John Brand King last sheaf look Mari Lwyd married Maypole Mischief Night Morris Dancers Mummers neighbours night origins Pace-Eggers Padstow pancakes parish party performed play Plough Monday pole Popular Antiquities revival ritual Rodney Gallop round Rowe Collection Scotland Shrove Tuesday similar singing sometimes song sport ST GEORGE streets survival Sword Dancers took town tree village Wassailing wedding Whitsuntide widespread woman women Yorkshire