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Customs, Rituals and Traditions
Discover traditional folk customs, rituals and traditions on the Tradfolk.co website. From wassailing to Yule, and the arc of the year in-between.
They're hard to avoid at Christmas time, but what makes a carol a carol? Where do Christmas carols come from, and why do we love them so much? Rachel Wilkinson explores.
In 1992, Britpop band, Blur, found time in the studio to record 'The Gloucestershire Wassail'. Here's the story of how it came to pass.
Yule and Christmas... there's a connection there, surely. So, what's the difference? Is one Christian and the other Pagan, or is there more to it than that? And why, when decking the halls with boughs of holly, are we encouraged to don gay apparel and "troll the ancient Yuletide carol"? Where does Yule end and Christmas begin?
Rachel Wilkinson traces the incredible tradition of the Glen Rock Carolers from Sheffield, UK, to Pennsylvania, USA, up with the Christmas dawn for 174 years.
Looking for evidence of the rebirth of the wassail? Not that it ever went away, but here's a collection of some of the most atmospheric new images we've seen on Instagram this year.
Meet Hannah the Witch and her fellow Giants of Hastings, as we uncover their history in the company of their custodian, Mark Duncan.
Everything you ever wished to know about the long-surviving custom, beating the bounds, but were too afraid to ask.
From 17th-century party games to spooky charms, we dig into the origins of one of the oldest living customs still observed in modern times: Valentine's Day.
Grab your driveller, dip your dwile, gather your girt, and let's go t'gither. Welcome to the oh-so dignified sport of dwile flonking.
Help us create a directory of May Day Morris dances so that people can find their way to dancing the sun up somewhere locally.
Is it possible to learn how to Morris dance in one month flat? Rachel Wilkinson is about to find out in the first ever Tradfolk Rachallenge.
