Straw Bear Festival
E249199
The Straw Bear Festival is a traditional English folk celebration in Whittlesey featuring a costumed “straw bear” paraded through the town with music, dancing, and other seasonal festivities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straw Bear Festival canonical | 1 |
| Straw Bear Festival Society | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English folk custom
ⓘ
folk festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
folk revival movement
ⓘ
harvest rituals ⓘ plough Monday customs ⓘ |
| audience |
folk enthusiasts
ⓘ
local community ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | English rural tradition ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
Morris dancing
ⓘ
folk dancing ⓘ mumming ⓘ music ⓘ parade ⓘ pub performances ⓘ street procession ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Saturday procession
ⓘ
Sunday events ⓘ evening ceilidh ⓘ |
| hasCostume | straw bear costume ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Straw Bear ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
folk magazines
ⓘ
local press ⓘ regional television ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | straw bear ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
agricultural tradition
ⓘ
seasonal celebration ⓘ winter custom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
Whittlesey ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Whittlesey
ⓘ
surface form:
Whittlesey town centre
|
| notableTypeOf | British calendar custom ⓘ |
| occursAfter | Christmas ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Candlemas ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Straw Bear Festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Straw Bear Festival Society
|
| region | England ⓘ |
| revivedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| status | annual event ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | January ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | straw ⓘ |
| usesMusicGenre | folk music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Straw Bear Festival Description of subject: The Straw Bear Festival is a traditional English folk celebration in Whittlesey featuring a costumed “straw bear” paraded through the town with music, dancing, and other seasonal festivities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Straw Bear Festival Society