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Folk Britian - by Tom Howells (Hardcover)

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  • A pocket-sized, iluminating field guide to Britain's brilliantly bizarre folk rituals and esoteric customs.
  • About the Author: Tom Howells is the author of An Opinionated Guide to Weird London and An Opinionated Guide to Wine London.
  • 192 Pages
  • Travel, Europe

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A pocket-sized, iluminating field guide to Britain's brilliantly bizarre folk rituals and esoteric customs.

Each May in Gloucestershire, contestants embark on an ankle-shattering pursuit of an enormous wheel of cheese down a 26-degree hill. In August, a man utterly covered in burdock seeds and burrs ambles 9 miles through Queensferry, getting progressively drunker on whisky offered by locals. On Bonfire Night, November 5th, foolhardy residents of Ottery St Mary process through the streets with flaming tar barrels on their backs. These are just a few of Britain's folk customs, many of them centuries old. From the profound to the baffling, this handbook brings together over 100 rituals and traditions that mark changing seasons, unite communities and offer insight into Britain's wonderfully weird cultural identity.



About the Author



Tom Howells is the author of An Opinionated Guide to Weird London and An Opinionated Guide to Wine London. He's happiest when wandering the Neolithic barrows and stones of the Isle of Wight, and once got locked in Carisbrooke Castle.
Dimensions (Overall): 6.14 Inches (H) x 4.3 Inches (W)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Travel
Sub-Genre: Europe
Publisher: Hoxton Mini Press
Theme: Great Britain
Format: Hardcover
Author: Tom Howells
Language: English
Street Date: December 15, 2026
TCIN: 1009871567
UPC: 9781917719445
Item Number (DPCI): 247-57-4735
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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