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Content Published August 27, 2017

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PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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 August 27, 2017

©Si Barber. Moral rights asserted.

PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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 August 27, 2017

©Si Barber. Moral rights asserted.

PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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 August 5, 2017

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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Morris dancers at the Strawbear Festival 2017.

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Content Published August 5, 2017

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Residents of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire celebrating Plough Monday, traditionally the start of the agricultural year which occurs on the first Monday after Epiphany (Twelfth Night).

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Content Published August 5, 2017

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Residents of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire celebrating Plough Monday, traditionally the start of the agricultural year which occurs on the first Monday after Epiphany (Twelfth Night).

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Content Published August 5, 2017

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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Morris dancers at the Strawbear Festival 2017.

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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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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? 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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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

©Si Barber. Moral rights asserted. 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.

2020 agricultural alms barber bear begin beginning black blacking boy cambridgeshire cambs dance dancers dancing disguise disguised face farm farming festival folk molly morris mummer mummery.morris plough si staw straw strawbear tradition traditional up whittlesey www.sibarber.co.uk year

Content Published August 4, 2017

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©Si Barber. Moral rights asserted. 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.

2020 agricultural alms barber bear begin beginning black blacking boy cambridgeshire cambs dance dancers dancing disguise disguised face farm farming festival molly morris plough si staw straw strawbear tradition traditional up whittlesey www.sibarber.co.uk year

Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? 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.Picture shows a Morris Dancer taking his own picture 170110.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? 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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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? 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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Content Published August 4, 2017

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2020 agricultural alms barber bear begin beginning black blacking boy cambridgeshire cambs dance dancers dancing disguise disguised face farm farming festival molly morris plough si staw straw strawbear tradition traditional up whittlesey www.sibarber.co.uk year

Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? Si Barber 07739 472 922 The Old Glory molly dancers from Rumburgh, Suffolk 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. Picture shows a Molly Dancer waiting in the rain 170110.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? 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.Picture shows a Morris Dancer waiting in the rain. 170110.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? 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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Content Published August 4, 2017

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©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Amorris dancer with the emblem of the Sutton Hoo helmet on her costume

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