The Most Amazing Places of Folklore and Legend in Britain: Where to Discover Our Living Heritage and Traditions - Couverture souple

Reader's Digest

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ISBN 10 : 1780200056 ISBN 13 : 9781780200057

Editeur : Reader's Digest, 2012

Synopsis

The Most Amazing Places of Folklore and Legend in Britain Britain is alive with customs and celebrations, from the Stonehenge solstice to Up Helly Aa in Shetland. This is a travel guide with a difference, taking you around England, Scotland and Wales to places where the folklore and legends of the past are alive and thriving today. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Britain is alive with customs and celebrations, from the Stonehenge solstice to Up Helly Aa in Shetland. The 'Most Amazing Places of Folklore and Legend' is a travel guide with a difference, taking you around England, Scotland and Wales to places where the folklore and legends of the past are alive and thriving today. Visit the Cornish town of Padstow, where the townsfolk parade at midnight on 1 May with the black-caped Obby Oss, or Hallaton in Leicestershire, whose villagers go bottle-kicking in a brawling spring festival on Easter Monday. Go to Bolam Lake Country Park in Northumberland, where a modern legend tells of a Yeti-like creature - the Beast of Bolam - that lurks in the woods. See the Essex Giant, depicted in plaster on the gable of the Old Sun Inn in Saffron Walden, or climb the highstone ridge at Alderley Edge in Cheshire, where magical knights are said to lie sleeping. Evocative text, practical information and superb photographs make this a great touring companion, as well as providing a fascinating insight into many British customs. Wherever you go, you can find fascinating living examples of traditions that date back centuries - and some new ones too.

Revue de presse

We're not short of folklore and legend in Britain, it's what makes us such a popular tourist destination, and we have plenty to shout about in the North. There are the famous hotspots such as Lindisfarne, Bamburgh and Fountain's Abbey, but this guide introduces the reader to the grisly secret of Hell's Kettles, off the road between Darlington and Croft, and just why they Burn the Barkle at West Witton each year on the Saturday nearest St Barholomew's Day (August 24). With a countrywide diary of the folklor year, you can amaze yourself anywhere in Britian. --Northern Echo, January 2012

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reader's Digest
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780200056
• ISBN 13: 9781780200057
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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