G.Christian (1951a)
Source:
Garth Christian (Auth.)
Midlands Mummers: KEEPING UP A CHRISTMAS (AND PAGAN) CUSTOM
Derbyshire Countryside,
Jan./Mar.1951, Vol.18, No.5, p.92
The folk plays performed at Christmas by Mummers in the Erewash Valley are
described. Extracts are quoted from Underwood, Notts., (last seen by the author
in 1944), and Jacksdale, Notts. The villages around Ilkeston, Derbys., are also
included in the discussion. The supposed pagan origins of the plays are
mentioned.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Underwood, Notts. (SK4750); Jacksdale, Notts. (SK4451); Ilkeston, Derbys. (SK4642)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1944; Publ. 1951
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| Subjects: |
Plays; Christmas; Origins; Mummers; Text Fragments
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00028
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Last Updated Jul 1982 by Peter Millington.
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