Minehead Hobby Horse
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minehead-hobby-horse-306-12427259
title:
Minehead Hobby Horse
text:
In the coastal town of Minehead, located in the southwest English county of Somerset, there is a folk custom on May Day entailing the parading of a brightly decorated hobby horse around the locality. The origins of the custom are unknown. The earliest known record of the practice dates from 1830.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Folk custom in Somerset, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minehead_Hobby_Horse
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date modified:
2022-12-21T08:44:07Z
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13
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