Nottinghamshire Guardian (1893)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
LOCAL NOTES AND QUERIES: No.DCXLXXVIII: NOTE: A NOTE ON OLD CHRISTMAS [London Mummers]
*Nottinghamshire Guardian,
23rd Dec.1893
Article describing carol singing and other customs at
Christmas. One section relates:
"And in the daytime the villages were all in an uproar with the
mummers - people who, fantastically dressed and wearing masks
went about jumping and frolicking, to the great delight of the
spectators. The hobby horse was an important character, and was
represented by a man, who appeared to sit astride on a figure of
a horse made of thin boards, and whose rough jests and capering
gave much delight to the crowds who attended the festivities.
Christmas without a hobby-horse would have been thought little
about formerly."
There is also a description of "a mummery on a large scale having
taken place for the amusement of young Prince Richard, grandson
of Edward I" involving 130 people dressing up in various disguises
and riding to Kennington.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Kennington, London (TQ3177)
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| Years: |
Publ. 1893
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| Subjects: |
Mummers; Christmas; Hobby Horse; Mummery
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00145;
Local Notes & Queries Scrapbook, Vol.8, p.161
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* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.
Last Updated Jun 2005 by Idwal Jones.
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