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Hooden Horse — One of a range of animal disguise customs, Hoodening can be regarded as a regional variant of the hobby horse, being recorded in about 30 places in east Kent and nowhere else. The custom took place at Christmas, and the team of between four to … A Dictionary of English folklore
John Brunt V.C. (public house) — The John Brunt V.C. is a public house in Paddock Wood in Kent. Originally named The Kent Arms, on 3 September 1947 the pub was formally renamed John Brunt V.C. in honour of an English soldier, John Brunt, who won the Victoria Cross in the Second… … Wikipedia
Hobby horse — This article is about costumed characters that appear in various customs, processions and ceremonies. For other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation) The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters… … Wikipedia
Hoodening — Hoodening, also called Hodening, is an East Kent tradition vaguely related to Mumming and the Morris dance, and dating back at least to the mid 18th century. Related traditions also exist in Wales and Lancashire. It was centred on the ploughing… … Wikipedia
Paddock Wood — infobox UK place country = England official name= Paddock Wood latitude= 51.1756longitude= 0.3955population = 8,263 shire district= Tunbridge Wells shire county = Kent region= South East England static static image caption=St Andrew s Church… … Wikipedia
John Brunt — Infobox Military Person name=John Henry Cound Brunt lived=1922 ndash;1944 caption=John Brunt as depicted on the original sign of the public house that bears his name placeofbirth=Priest Weston, England placeofdeath=Faenza, Italy allegiance=… … Wikipedia
Wickhambreaux — infobox UK place static static image caption=The Rose Inn, Wickhambreaux country = England official name= Wickhambreaux (Wickhambreux) latitude= 51.2815 longitude= 1.1791 population = Approx 500 civil parish= Wickhambreaux shire district= City of … Wikipedia
Knaphill — infobox UK place country = England official name = Knaphill map type= Surrey latitude = 51.319149 longitude = 0.61663 population = 8,635 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3 b=5942844 c=GU21+2QH d=14 e=16… … Wikipedia
animal disguise — A number of *calendar customs include, or consist of, people dressing up to impersonate animals. See *hobby horses for a general discussion, and for specific examples: *Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, *Antrobus Soul Cakers, *Hooden Horse,… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Christmas — By far the most popular festival in England today, imposing itself even on those whose religious or political beliefs would normally rule out Christian celebrations; the greatest pressure is to conform for the sake of the children, who are… … A Dictionary of English folklore
