num_pages: 204
description: Did you know in Yorkshire it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeons feathers could not die? Or that green is an unlucky colour for wedding dressesin Scotland they would not even serve green vegetables at the wedding breakfast? In the West Country the seventh son of a seventh son has the power to cure ringworm. Youve heard about St. George but how about the Green Man who was believed to rule over the natural world? Or Black Shuck the giant ghostly dog who was reputed to roam East Anglia? As well as looking at the history of this subject this book has a directory of places you can go to see folklore alive and well today. The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival for example or wassailing cider orchards in Somerset.
language: English
title: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe: A Treasury of British Folklore
publisher: National Trust Books