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Tue Feb 22 16:06:07 GMT 2011 edit

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    A plough being pulled through the streets of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK, as part of the Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival procession. Ploughs were traditionally taken around by Plough Monday mummers and molly dancers in parts of Eastern England and in some places were used as a threat: if householders refused to donate to the participants their front path would be ploughed up.

Tue Feb 22 15:43:28 GMT 2011 edit

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    The Narrenbrunnen statue in the Marketplace in Buchen (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg), Germany showing various characters of the Buchener Faschenacht (Buchen carnival) above a fountain representing three wells (turned off for winter). The characters include the Erbsenstrohbär (pea-straw bear) and the Huddelbätz, with pointed hats and costumed in strips of coloured rags or ribbons, who wear bells and make loud noises to drive out evil spirits. In the foreground is the legendary figure of the "Blecker", who dates from a time when Buchen was beseiged. As their food began to run out, the inhabitants decided to give it all to one man. Once he was fattened up, they displayed him, naked, on top of the walls. The sight of such a fat rump persuaded the attackers that the townspeople obviously still had plenty of food in reserve, so they gave up and retreated.
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    Display of German Carnival characters in the Faschenachtsmuseum in Buchen (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg), Germany; this is the Strohbär (straw bear) costume from Osterburken
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    Display of German Carnival characters in the Faschenachtsmuseum in Buchen (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg), Germany; this is the Strohbär (straw bear) costume from Buchen among several Huddelbätz, with pointed hats and white collars. Costumed in strips of coloured rags or ribbons, they wear small bells and make loud noises to drive out evil spirits.
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    Straw bears in the street in Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg) with brightly dressed attendants.
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    A straw bear in the street in Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg), Germany, with brightly dressed attendants in the background. The bears capture women (usually the young and attractive ones!), turning quickly to trap them with the rope that is used to lead them through the streets. They then fall backwards to the ground and refuse to release their captive until a forfeit or ransom is paid.
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    Straw bears in the street in Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg), Germany, with brightly dressed attendants.
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    Straw bears in the street in Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg), Germany, with brightly dressed attendants.
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    Commemorative gingerbread hearts made to celebrate the visit of the Whittlesea Straw Bear to Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg), Germany, in 1999. The small yellow figure shown is a local Strohbär (straw bear) with a rope around its waist.
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    Commemorative gingerbread hearts made to celebrate the visit of the Whittlesea Straw Bear to Walldürn (Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg), Germany, in 1999. The small yellow figure shown is a local Strohbär (straw bear) with a rope around its waist.

Fri Feb 18 16:17:13 GMT 2011 edit

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    Garland King, wearing garland, and his consort, both dresses in Stuart costume, about to lead the procession, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976

Castleton Garland Day edit

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    Garland King & consort in procession approaching churchyard gates, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Dancers following the Garland King & his consort in procession, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Dancers performing as part of the Garland procession, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Garland impaled on pinnacle of church tower after being hauled from the shoulders of the Garlan King at the end of the procession, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Completed garland, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Completed garland with "queen" posy inserted as topknot, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976. Garland King (not in costume) is on the far right
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    Garland impaled on pinnacle of church tower after being hauled from the shoulders of the Garland King at the end of the procession, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Garland King in Stuart costume, without garland, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Half-completed garland, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976
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    Removing the "queen" posy from the top of the garland, worn by the Garland King (on horseback) at churchyard gates, at the end of the procession, Garland Day (May 29), Castleton, Derbyshire, c1976

Architecture edit

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    Sir Thomas Tresham's Triangular Lodge (1593–1597) Rushton, Northants, UK

Cheshire edit

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    Filled-in gateway in drystone wall in the Peak District National Park at Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, UK
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    Mosses growing on drystone wall in the Peak District National Park at Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, UK

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Mallorca: Prehistory edit

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    Talaiot by the roadside near Son Serra on the north coast of Mallorca
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    Gateway in the "cyclopean" dry-stone walls (c1000BC–800BC) around Ses Païsses Talayotic settlement in northwest Mallorca
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    Gateway in the "cyclopean" dry-stone walls (c1000BC–800BC) around Ses Païsses Talayotic settlement in northwest Mallorca
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    A room in Ses Païsses Talayotic settlement, northwest Mallorca

Plants edit

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    A peloric flower of Digitalis purpurea (common foxglove)

Swaledale edit

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    Stone barns and drystone walls beside Arkengarthdale Road, Reeth, N Yorks, UK
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    Swaledale sheep and lamb in a meadow in Arkengarthdale, N Yorks, UK. Hawthorn blossom on Fremington Edge beyond
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    Drystone walls, Swaledale sheep in a meadow in Arkengarthdale, N Yorks, UK. Hawthorn blossom on Fremington Edge beyond
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    St Andrew's church, Grinton, Swaledale, North Yorks, UK, from the east
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    St Andrew's church, Grinton, Swaledale, North Yorks, UK, from the south
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