Plough Monday

noun

1. the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house

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Originally it was held on the Tuesday following Plough Monday - the first Monday after Twelfth Night.

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"In the early days, a lot of people followed it about, including Morris Men. One man came up from Kent every year and even wrote a book on the history of Morris Men and Plough Monday," Mr Robinson said.

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A village is due to mark 50 years since it revived the ancient rural tradition of Plough Monday.

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The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Peterborough, Fri to 16 Jan Poets, folk dancers, storytelling, a Cajun party and the burning of a giant straw man mark the traditional folk festival for Plough Monday.

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For the first time in 300 years, the British festival of Plough Monday was being celebrated.

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