This enthralling book will take you, month-by-month, day-by-day, through all the festivities of English life. From national celebrations such as New Year s Eve to regional customs such as the Padstow Hobby Horse procession, cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and Easter Monday bottle kicking in Leeds, it explains how they originated, what they mean and when they occur. A fascinating guide to the richness of our heritage and the sometimes eccentric nature of life in England, The English Year offers a unique chronological view of our social customs and attitudes

Autorentext

Steve Roud

Titel
English Year
EAN
9780141919270
ISBN
978-0-14-191927-0
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
31.01.2008
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
8.93 MB
Anzahl Seiten
688
Jahr
2008
Untertitel
Englisch
Features
Unterstützte Lesegerätegruppen: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet