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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.
Meet Douglas Kell, occasional Whittlesea Straw Bear and the latest director of the Straw Bear Festival, and find out what it means to be one of the UK's most-loved folk icons.
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?
Make sure you list your local wassail in the Tradfolk Wassail Directory, 2024/2025. We're taking submissions now.
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.
Make sure you list your local wassail in the forthcoming Tradfolk Wassail Directory, 2023/2024. We're taking submissions now.
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.
The Tradfolk Morris Dancing guide is here to help you find your nearest side come rain or shine. Send us your info, share this guide around, and let the Morris commence.
Meet Hannah the Witch and her fellow Giants of Hastings, as we uncover their history in the company of their custodian, Mark Duncan.
A brief look at the custom known as Bringing in the May, the night before May Day, when nature ran riot.
Happy Shit-Sack Day to one and all! Join us as we dive nose-first into what is perhaps the best-named of all English traditions.
Why is the month of May so important to the folk world? Here's our list of what to do, where to go, what to see, and what it all means.
