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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

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Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 23, 2020

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. MOral rights asserted.

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published January 28, 2018

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Schoolchildren, villagers, and clergy gathering on the green to dance and bless the forthcoming agricultural year accompanied by the Straw Bear in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire,UK.

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Content Published January 25, 2018

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Schoolchildren, villagers, and clergy gathering on the green to dance and bless the forthcoming agricultural year accompanied by the Straw Bear in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire,UK.

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Content Published January 25, 2018

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Schoolchildren, villagers, and clergy gathering on the green to dance and bless the forthcoming agricultural year accompanied by the Straw Bear in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire,UK.

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Content Published January 25, 2018

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Schoolchildren, villagers, and clergy gathering on the green to dance and bless the forthcoming agricultural year accompanied by the Straw Bear in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire,UK.

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Content Published January 25, 2018

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Schoolchildren, villagers, and clergy gathering on the green to dance and bless the forthcoming agricultural year accompanied by the Straw Bear in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire,UK.

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Content Published January 25, 2018

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Schoolchildren, villagers, and clergy gathering on the green to dance and bless the forthcoming agricultural year accompanied by the Straw Bear in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire,UK.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Molly and Morris dancers parading through the town of Whittlesea in Cambs in celebration of Plough Monday - a Medieval tradition in which unemployed agricultural labourers begged for alms. Participants went in disguise to avoid prosecution from the authorities and caused mischief for those who would not pay them. 170110.

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