Straw Bear

E870618
English folk tradition folk custom figure ritual costume

Straw Bear is a traditional costumed figure made of straw, central to English folk customs and revived winter festivals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English folk tradition ⓘ
folk custom figure ⓘ
ritual costume ⓘ
associatedWithCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Plough Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fenland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whittlesey NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTimeOfYear January GENERATED ⓘ
agricultural off-season GENERATED ⓘ
post-Epiphany period GENERATED ⓘ
documentedIn English folklore studies ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin East of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
rural agricultural communities ⓘ
hasFunction entertainment ⓘ
fertility symbolism ⓘ
processional figure ⓘ
ritual begging ⓘ
seasonal celebration ⓘ
hasMaterial straw ⓘ
string ⓘ
thatch ⓘ
wire ⓘ
hasPart eye holes ⓘ
full-body straw covering ⓘ
straw headpiece ⓘ
straw leggings ⓘ
straw mittens ⓘ
straw sleeves ⓘ
movementStyle dancing ⓘ
led by attendants ⓘ
processional walking ⓘ
relatedTo European straw figures ⓘ
Morris dancing ⓘ
mumming ⓘ
plough plays ⓘ
revivedBy community organizers ⓘ
local folklorists ⓘ
revivedIn late 20th century ⓘ
symbolizes fertility ⓘ
rural tradition ⓘ
the agricultural year ⓘ
winter renewal ⓘ
usedIn English seasonal customs ⓘ
Plough Monday celebrations ⓘ
Straw Bear Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
winter folk festivals ⓘ
wornBy festival participant ⓘ
human performer ⓘ

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Straw Bear Festival → hasMainCharacter → Straw Bear ⓘ