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Rushbearing is an old
English ecclesiastical festival in
which rushes are
collected and
carried to be
strewn on the
floor of the
parish church. The tradition...
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observed throughout the
country but some, such as Oak
Apple Day, Souling,
Rushbearing,
Bawming the Thorn, and Hocktide, are
local to
certain regions. New Year's...
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routes provide direct access to and from the station. Grasmere's
Rushbearing Ceremony,
centred on St Oswald's Church, has
ancient origins. The present-day...
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annual service at
Haworth Spa and the
rushbearing. Spa
Sunday died out in the
early 20th
century and the
rushbearing ceremony has not been held for many...
- Jack); "Rush-bearing at Rochdale" (pp. 7–10)
Photos of
Gorton rushbearing ceremony Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival Littleborough Rushbearing Festival...
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stone circle.
Ripponden is the
terminus of the
annual Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival. The
village is on the
route of the
Calderdale Way, a 50-mile...
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Appleby and
nearby villages host old-established
events such as
Warcop rushbearing,
dating back at
least to 1716. The four-day
Appleby Horse Fair is held...
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unusual feature in
Westmorland churches, the
mural depicting rushbearing (a
ceremony which is held on the
first Sa****ay in July). The
mural was...
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Lancashire calendar customs usually tied to localities.
Examples include rushbearing at
Middleton and
Riding the
Black Lad at Ashton-under-Lyme. The Pendle...
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patterns of work.
These included processional dances,
often ****ociated with
rushbearing or the
Wakes W**** festivities, and
types of step dance, most famously...
