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Enid Porter spent many years collecting and recording from
Cambridgeshire people the folk beliefs and customs held and
observed in the country, both past and present. The subjects
covered in the book, first published in 1969, range from the
folklore of courtship, marriage, birth and death, of trees and
plants and the whole world of nature to traditional Cambridgeshire
food and drink; from ghosts and witchcraft and the cure of disease
to charity and land-letting customs. The traditional occupations of
the county, as well as the dress worn by the workers in the various
crafts and the tools and implements they used, are also recorded,
and there are accounts of various Cambridgeshire sports and
pastimes. There is a section on University customs, ranging from
the ancient procedure observed at examinations and degree
ceremonies, through College Stamps and Mock Funerals, to the
appointment made formerly of a Christmas Lord in the Colleges. Miss
Porter spent most of her life in Cambridge and her mother's family
have lived there since the sixteenth century, so she includes
information based on her own observations and on those of members
of her family. The Fenland material has largely been provided by W.
H. Barrett, well known through his collections of Fen Tales.
This volume focuses on the folk beliefs and customs in
Cambridgeshire. It covers a range of topic from the folklore of
courtship, marriage, birth and death, of trees and plants and the
world of nature to traditional Cambridgeshire food and drink, from
ghosts and witchcraft and cure of diseases.
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