The English Year

by Steve Roud

Book Overview

This enthralling book will take you, month-by-month, day-by-day, through all the festivities of English life. From national celebrations such as New Year's Eve to regional customs such as the Padstow Hobby Horse procession, cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and Easter Monday bottle kicking in Leeds, it explains how they originated, what they mean and when they occur.

A fascinating guide to the richness of our heritage and the sometimes eccentric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141021063
• ISBN13: 9780141021065
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher