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Cornish Traditions and Festivals
A plain-language overview of Cornwall's seasonal customs and community festivals, from spring street dances to midsummer fires, noting where origins are debated.
Identity and Culture
Traditions and Folklore
Festivals, customs, legends and old pastimes.
Cornish Folklore and Legends
An introduction to well-known Cornish tales of giants, piskies and saints, read as stories and traditions rather than historical fact.
Cornish Wrestling: A Traditional Sport
How Cornish wrestling works, its jacket-based style and general rules, and how it relates to Breton gouren and other Celtic wrestling traditions.
The Helston Furry Dance
What the Helston Furry Dance is, when it takes place, what spectators can expect on the day, and the different explanations of its roots.
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