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The disappearing customs and traditions of Britain

بواسطة The English Couple

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تم نشره في 2023/01/06

We have a look at some of the old traditions, customs and rituals of this great nation, and wonder why they have vanished. Julia's channel- /channel/UC_SxiM8Bl-03TWV5zFahCPg Richard's channel- /@ RichardVobes #custom #traditional #british

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British customs

May dancing

Morris dancing

Rolling the cheese

Beating the bounds

English traditions

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@lesleycouch6557last year I do love your chats together. This was interesting, so much has been lost and is still being lost. Julia had a good point about our lifestyles not allowing us to take part in these old customs so much now. We need to slow down! I was hopeless at country dancing. ... 5
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@jackiemckinley9533last year This channel is absolutely brilliant thank you for keeping the magic alive X 7
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@traceymurphy3469last year Enjoyed this both of you. Titchfield Carnival was 1 to look forward to every October. Shame it's gone. You would have made a lovely "Carnival Queen" Julia! 😊 💜 xx 3
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@annenewton5403last year Great I knew you would enjoy the book I sent you. I love the book, well dressing is still done in the North of England. My children did Maypole dancing and country dancing like I did. My eldest is 40 now. Perhaps you could make a belated 12th night cake next week on the English couple. Everyone use to make it. ... 7
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@LittleFrenchHenlast year Loved this! In the country towns in Scotland there are still Boundary Checking activities (not including throwing people over hedges as far as I know! ) and these are welcomed. Such a wholesome video from you both, thank you! ... 12
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@carolrayklast year I think most countries are having a difficult time holding onto their traditions because of the migrations happening in this day and age. Some people want to keep to the traditions they grew up with even though they are in a new country. It becomes a problem when they insist their new country adopt their ways. Enjoyed your conversation this morning. I learned something new about your customs and see how some of them have been made it over the pond. You hit the nail on the head, our children aren't as tied into the old traditions and customs that we are. Maybe we (the parents) didn't teach them as much as we thought we did. So goes the world. ... 12
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@johnfoster7996last year Find and visit any Steiner school. You will find there that many of the traditions of which you spoke are very much alive and flourishing. 5
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@margaretgoodall3247last year Morris Dancing is alive and well in Sussex, and definitely in Horsham. Horsham also still hold an interschool country dance festival in the Park each year. 3
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@sjw4302last year Hi Richard and Julia. Thank you for another very interesting subject. Yes and in May time there used to be a May Queen (my late Motrher once had this privilege when she was young in the eaerly 1940s). We used to have new clothes at Whitsuntide and there would be a communal 'Whit sing' in the local park. I totally agree with you about our traditions and customs being lost over time, it is such a shame. Thank you for bringing them forward again for us to think about. ... 2
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@clare391711 months ago What a lovely talk. When I was in playschool, probably late 70s, I was May queen and have photos of the other children dancing round the may pole. I also loved country dancing at junior school, but by the time my own children were in school it seems to be something that has vanished. So sad these lovely traditions are dying and children are missing out on these wonderful memories. ... 1
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@TheSteffie59last year I remember the Worthing Carnival very well in the late 60s, people took a great interest in it in those days, but sadly, times change. I also recall as a child at primary school, dancing round the maypole, ducking and diving, I loved that! Not sure if that still happens. Traditions are important! One of my current fav country village traditions is the scarecrow displays, usually outside the various houses etc. Some are very current, some very amusing and all extremely clever and amusing. ... 3
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@Wingeezerlast year Very calming and relaxing compared to other current and more "Political" videos - thank you for this !
We love all the citrus fruit everywhere when we visit Florida in winter time - and when at home in Canada , we often can see "Morris dancing" at local festivals - likely mostly UK "Ex Pats" like us - but it has a following here too.
I am glad that we can keep UK traditions alive here, as well as traditions from so many other countries that contribute to our population, I believe we are the better for all. ... 4
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@edsageseamaster3440last year Really interesting video today. Absolutely loved it. The 12 Days of Christmas - 1st day of Christmas as you said Julia was Christmas Day. It’s origin according to one of the Gospels, is that it was the 12 days it supposedly took the Magi (wise men) to reach the crib where Jesus was born which they did on the 6th January. This is now known as the feast of Epiphany. However…….. the distance they would have had to travel was actually about 900 miles so clearly it would have taken longer, but still I think this is the origins of the story. ... 6
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@RichardVobeslast year Looking forward to exploring those wonderful customs 5
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@cg1788last year I'm from a small town in the North of England. We had a carnival every other year since the 1950s but unfortunately it has been replaced by Pride festival instead complete with drag queen story time. I think it's outrageous as well as such a Shame we have lost such a local long held tradition. Btw I love how you mirror each other's body language- a sign of a couple in love. Im glad that you do this more light hearted channel as well as the very relevant and interesting content on your other channel. ... 4
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@1950PeeJaylast year Such a shame when traditions arent kept up. The school I went to had a May Day every year on the village green (Wisborough Green) Later while my daughter attended the same school it was no longer done. I believe nearby Plaistow still have a May Day. ... 7
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@tinniswood2577last year I like to keep up the custom of looking out of my window and asking the other half pointless questions like, "whose is that car over there?" 2
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@crazycressy7986last year Tewkesbury medieval fair is great ,2 day event, live music, and lots of stalls selling everything from weapons to cooking stuff in medieval style and clothing, parking is £5 the show is free ,lots of ppl walking around in traditional dress ,and there's the big battle and they have a march through the town as well ,I will email you a private video link I made ,take your own food tho as its expensive, they have a beer tent ... 6
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@cooper68nslast year Blessing of the crops are one of these traditions I have attended. It expanded to farm machinery and the animals of the farm. Cheers 3
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@vanessailott8551last year The Honoring the Seasons, the Rural customs related to the land and wellbeing of the trees, crops and our food sources. Pagan /Celtic traditional Calendar and Cycles root us to our Heritage, Land and History😊🙏💗💗 3
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@whereinsussexlast year Maybe over in West Sussex you've done away with your traditions and these things aren't taught in school.
My primary school kids were telling me about the 12th night and taking the decorations down, they make flags and stuff for St George's day, talking about Romans, Saxons, Normans and our history through the years.
In the village on Saturday (tomorrow night!) there will be the Wassail to bless the apple trees in the orchard (they will have to shout loudly this year, as the orchard is waterlogged!).
On Good Friday there is of course the long rope skipping tradition, dwyle flunking in the county town.
Autumn carnivals in Uckfield, Crowborough, Mayfield and Burgess Hill combined with their bonfire processions, the remembering of the Mayfield and Lewes martyrs as part of the bonfire celebrations, blowing up Pope Paul V in Lewes, the Hastings Jack in the Green on May Day etc etc
All still happening every year in communities across the county! ... 9
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@NewHeathenlast year Yep Bridgwater carnival is still the largest and longest running - my mother lives in Bridgwater so we do partake still on occasion. All the surrounding towns have a carnival during carnival season. Julia is correct the season is the weeks leading up to Bonfire Night 🙂 ... 1
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@gillyjaynes8558last year I guess a Harvest Festival in the Christian tradition would be a continuation of blessing the harvest and the sea. Also beating the bounds is still recognised in some communities on a particular Sunday. I love traditions they are so special to everyone. ... 3
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@maggswakefieldlast year You are both younger than I, but I don't remember any celebration for Halloween in my childhood days. In England that date was 'All Hallows' which is something in the religious calendar. I always thought that Halloween was something brought in from the US. Most of the villages in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire still have fete's and sometimes suckling pig on the menu. There are Shire horses and games, like tug'o'war etc., making it nice to go from one to another throughout the summer months. Also they have Feast Sundays, every village having a different date when the family get together for a meal. There used to be floats as part of the day, but Health and safety stopped those as someone might fall off the float. When I was at school we had country dancing, and the boys were brought from the all boys school to the all girls school for the purpose of partners, lovely fun it was too. We oldies keep saying that we had the best years, and by golly we did. ... 1
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@Jane_and_Meglast year Thank you both for a very interesting video! I think Morris Dancers are great fun shame that is dieing out! Btw you were mentioning re "Oranges and Lemons" - the other one I remember signing in the playground was "Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses" never realising until I was older this song had a more serious meaning and related to people catching the Great Plague...😮 ... 2
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@joldendoves2795last year It was originally the Church of England Vicars that organised these things because Vicars were originally Druids and that was what Druids did. 4
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@tanyacurtis28848 months ago Such a lovely video. Great hearing about those traditions especially now when a great many people are voicing how worried they are about what could happen to our culture.
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@SB-dg8hqlast year I had a strange notion that Richard and Julia were going to stay that today we are going look through the round window.
People of a certain age might know what I'm talking about :) 2
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@CraftingWithJacquelinelast year Found you Julia just subscribed to you and Richard. Love jacky your purple hair friend 2
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@zezet0ni5949 months ago Loved this and found it very interesting to learn of some of our now 'lost in the midst of time' traditions, no doubt replaced by techno-gadgetry and mobile phones!
On reflection I know that my childhood (I'm 66) was educational, practical and tactile.
But more than that, much more it was a lovely time in my life, full of adventures and fun (I am blessed with such good memories of it).
Thanks guys! Your chat brought many of those memories back for me 👏👥️️📖
Question:
Do schools in England still have 'Harvest Festivals, where children would either make food at home or bring in food to contribute (either to their schools or village churches)? ...
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@randomnesspersonifiedlast year Cornwall is still trying to keep various local traditions alive, certain carnivals and processions etc. Mind you, a lot of "proper Cornish" people would still say that Cornwall isn't part of England. I think a lot of us are actually a bit more welcoming than that - as long as you plan to live in the house you buy here rather than rent it out as a holiday let because we've too many of those and not enough houses for local people to rent. I've often said that eventually, if people keep buying up the housing stock and using it for holiday lets, there won't be enough locals left here to work in the service industry and take care of the tourists' needs! Ahem, moving on...Cornwall has fields, villages, countryside etc, but also you're never far away from the coast - was just thinking back to what you discussed in another video about where to live. If you live in a coastal town you are definitely going to be invaded by tourists every year which can make getting from A to B a bit long winded on some of our winding or narrower roads - no chance to pass and get on with your day. Not sure how much that affects you where you currently live. Devon might be a contender? It's a bit nearer the larger places in the rest of England if you needed to go there, but still plenty of countryside and coastline to enjoy. You can always nip over the border into Cornwall too - not too long a drive. The good thing about being in the south west is that you tend to get milder weather - better chance of growing crops a bit earlier if you plan on home growing stuff perhaps? Although coastal winds can be pretty brutal at times, worth bearing in mind when choosing a location. But I'm sure you know that anyway, from the video where your eyes were watering on the beach! I'd better shut up now, or this might turn into a book. ... 1
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@davidcarrol110last year Ceilidhs are more enjoyable than anything. Hope you are both well🥃 2
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@stevensarson482last year Way back in the early 70s there was a strong thread of folk music running through ‘pop’. At art school we had a lecturer whose thing was folk tales. I had several friends who were Morris men and we all had an appetite for the traditional culture of England and the geography that came with it. Instead of ‘Tossing the Feathers’ we appear to have tossed it all away or at least swapped it for fake ghetto stuff and a culture that was never ours and is, at times, quite deliberately vile. Just about all that remains is the myriad of second rate Tolkiens and Garners that dance across computer screens and cinemas. ... 1
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@joanmatchett8100last year Maybe that's where the saying, crossing the boundary comes from, when people take liberties. 1
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@davidmwood560last year About 99% of these traditions come from The Old Ways. What you would call Pagans.
I make Christmas (Yule) cakes in September - the year BEFORE they are eaten. Spirit, usually whiskey, is added once a month to each cake until All Hallows Eve the year they're due to be consumed. So, each cake (I make about a dozen) gets nearly a whole bottle of whiskey!
The Maypole was an integral part of our Beltane festival, and still is. When the fires are lit, the maidens dance, the feasting begins and the Great Stag is released for the chase! Finally, at setting of the Sun, the rites..........well, that's for us to know.
From September to early November, in East Sussex, there are bonfires in the villages and towns. From Lewis to Battle, there's a procession with costumes and fire-torches, culminating in a huge fire. The one at Battle happens right in front of the Abbey wall, with a firework display. Everyone goes to each village or town, so the parades are very big.
Of course, there are many more festivals all over the country, far too many to list. Long may these traditions of Old Britain live on! ... 1
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@robthesynth608last year Try Obby Oss day in Padstow in may, where two strange looking costumes known as horses,one blue,one red dance precariously through the street,it's thought that any woman who goes under the costume skirt will become pregnant still going as far as I know as is helston (St. George and the dragon) flora day and still some beating of bounds though not the same as olden times ...