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Hanging StockingsThree girls take off their stockings and hang them on the mantelpiece for Santa to fill
Exotic dancer by Rene BullA stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits
Father ChristmasA really creepy French Father Christmas surprisingly doesn t terrify two young girls
Customs / Horn DanceAbbots Bromley Horn Dance
Oktoberfest at Munich, GermanyScene at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, with horses pulling a decorated dray past the tower of the Lowenbrau Brewery
Christmas Snowballs 1939Girls snowballing in Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill, south London, during the first Christmas of World War Two
Festive Nutty Squirrel 2Oh what an enormous nut for such a small squirrel. Festive tableau with nut munching stuffed red squirrel nestling amongst the holly berries
April Fool / Coats 1924April Fool: Two coats and hats on a stand, looking at first glance like a couple embracing
Padstow Hobby HorseENGLAND: PADSTOW HOBBY HORSE: From midnight 30 April-1 May Oss, teaser & attendants dance through the streets. Any who dance with Oss will be blessed with good fortune
Jesus Baptised by JohnJohn baptises Jesus while the Holy Dove hovers overhead : both John and the kneeling Jesus seem to be on the surface of the river Jordan
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Dancing Round MaypoleGirls dance round a maypole
MAY POLE / 1904 WOK HAMA group of girls and their maypole in Wokingham, Surrey
Guiding Xmas AngelAngels make themselves useful at Christmas time : this one is directing Santa to a house in the Swedish forest where there are well-behaved children awaiting presents
Jewish WeddingJewish couple get married under the traditional canopy
Mistletoe BotanicalCommon mistletoe (Viscum album)
Customs / Sacrifice / HumanAZTECS OF MEXICO Priests of Tenochtitlan sacrifice victims to the god Huitzilopochtli
Father Christmas decorates a Christmas tree in the middle of a wood before going to deliver his presents to children
Japanese samurai. Date: circa 1890s
Father Cmas / Chimney / CarFather Christmas stands on his rope ladder among the snowy rooftops and drops a toy car down a lucky childs chimney
Ottoman Empire. Sultan received in the Topkapi Palace counseOttoman Empire. Turkey. Sultan received in the courtroom of the Topkapi Palace counselors. Istanbul. Recorded. Engraving 19th century. Colored
Mount Lebanese man wearing turban, cloak, carrying a spear.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Cleopatras obelisk or needle and the great sphinx of Giza.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Clameur de Haro, Guernsey law, 1924" Haro! Haro! Haro! a L aide, Mon Prince! on Mefait Tort" : A Norman survival in Guernsey law: a Guernsey farmer kneels and recites the accepted formula
Christmas in AustraliaAustralians celebrate Christmas at the height of summer with a picnic
Pancake Race / OlneySHROVE TUESDAY The starter line for the Olney pancake race, 1951, which has been held in the village for over 500 years. Any Olney woman over 18 can compete. Date: 1951
Georgian store, and Circassian and Ingush man.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Banquet des Chevaliers de l Ordre du Saint-Esprit donne au chateau de Fontainebleau le 14 mai 1633, French School. The Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit sit at two long tables
Grasmere Rush FestivalThe Rush Bearing Festival at Grasmere, Lake District, England. Church floors were earthen and rushes were strewn on the floor for warmth. Held on St. Oswalds Day. Date: 1950s
Mask dancers in Kerala, IndiaTwo mask dancers in Cochin, Kerala State, India
Gretna Green CertificateCertificate issued by the Kingdom of Scotland, confirming the marriage of William Scott and Frances Bell at Allisons Bank Toll-House, Gretna Green, Dumfries
Maypole, Ickwell, BedsThe children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities
Kissing Blarney StoneKISSING THE BLARNEY STONE Kiss the stone set into the wall of Blarney Castle by Cormac Macarthy in 1446, and you ll obtain wonderful powers of cajolery
Father Cmas / Toys / FirepleFather Christmas puts out a selection of toys and presents in front of a fireplace which has a lovely vase of holly and two candlesticks on it
Customs / HalloweenA Hallowe en Witch offers suitable costume, a shopkeeper provides appropriate eats
Musical AngelsMusical angels fly past
Angels & PresentsAn angel shows two small children their Christmas presents
Valentine CardA white rose surrounded by other flowers
Blind Mans BuffChildren playing Blind Mans Buff at a Christmas party
Girl in her underwear riding a large Easter eggA girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg
Little boy with an Easter egg bursting through paperA little boy with a decorated Easter egg under his arm bursts through a sheet of paper
November the Fifth, Bonfire Night in Lewes, SussexNovember the Fifth, Bonfire Night in the High Street, Lewes, Sussex. 1892
Pearly King, Pearly Queen and daughter, North LondonPearly King, Pearly Queen and daughter, riding in a cart drawn by a mule, North London. Date: 1922
Great Pyramid of Cholula dedicated to Quetzalcoatl in Mexico.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Jumping through FireA young couple from the Innviertel district of Austria jump through a bonfire on Saint Johns Eve, to bring themselves prosperity and happiness Date: 1889
Minehead Hobby HorseMINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face
The Bardic Gorsedd, Stone CircleThe Bardic Gorsedd, Its History and Symbolism -- Stone Circle, erected prior to the National Eisteddfod at Pontypool in 1923. 1923
Boy and girl in paper hats pull a cracker at the party table Date: circa 1929