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Photo Essay: Spring Customs Source: Folklore, Vol. 105 (1994), pp. 37-38 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1260627 . Accessed: 15/06/2014 13:58 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. and Taylor & Francis, Ltd. are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Folklore. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 62.122.72.154 on Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:58:19 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

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Above: Minehead Hobby Horses at 6 a.m. on May Morning at White Cross, 1984. Opposite page: (Top Left) Abingdon Morris Musicians (Kenneth Loveless), 1984. (Top Right) Ickwell May Day. This is what May Day usually turns out to be like! (Bottom) Abbotsbury Garland Day, 1984. Once there were many but today only two garlands survive to be carried around the village on May 13. One garland is of garden flowers, the other wild. All photographs courtesy of Collections, 13 Woodbury Crescent, London N10 1PJ, and copyright Brian Shuel.

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