I'm very lucky to live in a place which has a high number of ridiculous traditions. There's a New Year's Day dip in the Irish Sea for charity and the annual visit of the Mummers to the pubs on Christmas Eve.'Every year at Christmas-tide the St. Bees Mummers set forth around the village of St. Bees in West Cumbria, to perform their ancient play: “Alexander and the King of Egypt”. It has been performed in the area since the 1700’s, but died out in the 1920’s. Revived in 1974 to raise money for the RNLI, and 600-plus performances later, it is still going strong.' I think it was completely rewritten rather than revived, but I could be maligning those involved. There is great uncertainty as to what the play is about, even by some who have learnt the lines and taken part but there is definitely a sword and a revival of the 'killed' character. Raft races are great fun: your sea serpent looks amazing. I participated in one at Chester once and was exceedingly envious of the entry by the local chemical factory which had armed its raft with water cannon and added aniline dyes to the mix. I was multicoloured for days as the stuff didn't wash off.
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Date: 2023-12-30 04:26 pm (UTC)I think it was completely rewritten rather than revived, but I could be maligning those involved. There is great uncertainty as to what the play is about, even by some who have learnt the lines and taken part but there is definitely a sword and a revival of the 'killed' character.
Raft races are great fun: your sea serpent looks amazing. I participated in one at Chester once and was exceedingly envious of the entry by the local chemical factory which had armed its raft with water cannon and added aniline dyes to the mix. I was multicoloured for days as the stuff didn't wash off.