G.Christian (1951a)
Source:
Garth Christian (Auth.)
Midlands Mummers: KEEPING UP A CHRISTMAS (AND PAGAN) CUSTOM
Derbyshire Countryside,
Jan./Mar.1951, Vol.18, No.5, p.92
The folk plays performed at Christmas by Mummers in the Erewash Valley are
described. Extracts are quoted from Underwood, Notts., (last seen by the author
in 1944), and Jacksdale, Notts. The villages around Ilkeston, Derbys., are also
included in the discussion. The supposed pagan origins of the plays are
mentioned.
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Midland Mummers
KEEPING UP A CHRISTMAS (AND A PAGAN) CUSTOM
By GARTH CHRISTIAN
IT happened on Christmas Eve. The front door would
burst open and a gang of boys with blackened faces
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Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Underwood, Notts. (SK4750); Jacksdale, Notts. (SK4451); Ilkeston, Derbys. (SK4642)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1944; Publ. 1951
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| Subjects: |
Plays; Christmas; Origins; Mummers; Text Fragments
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00028
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Last Updated Jul 1982 by Peter Millington.
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