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I have had an interesting email about an Ancient custom in Netherwitton thank to Peter Clare.
Has anyone heard of this before?
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM
Holy bussing is an ancient custom of North- umberland, England, which has survived to this day. The boys and girls of Netherwitton meet on Easter Tuesday, and accompanied by the clerk and fiddler of the church, go into the nearby woods to gather holly.
Some of the holly decorates a stone in the village and the rest is used in a ceremonial dance. Flourishing their holly, the boys and girls "bob around" to the tune of "Speed the Plough" or "Birnie Bouzle."
Source:Reddit- Via Email Peter Clare
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