Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival
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The Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival is a revived English folk celebration held each January in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, featuring a costumed "straw bear" parading through the town with music, dancing, and traditional customs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straw Bear parade | 1 |
| Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
folk festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
folk dance
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ mummers-style performance ⓘ straw costume ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | English folk culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | example of English festival revival movement ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
dancing
ⓘ
folk customs ⓘ music ⓘ parade ⓘ procession ⓘ street performance ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local community
ⓘ
visitors ⓘ |
| hasElement |
costumed performer
ⓘ
folk dance teams ⓘ musicians ⓘ traditional dress ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | straw bear ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
community celebration
ⓘ
preservation of local tradition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
English folk tradition
ⓘ
seasonal celebration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
Whittlesey ⓘ |
| paradeFeature | straw bear ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| revivalStatus | revived tradition ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | streets of Whittlesey ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | January ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival Description of subject: The Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival is a revived English folk celebration held each January in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, featuring a costumed "straw bear" parading through the town with music, dancing, and traditional customs.
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this entity surface form:
Straw Bear parade