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   From: nothere@all.invalid   
      
   In article , Abby Sale   
    wrote:   
      
   > A local church is posting an traditional English Plough Festival.  There'll   
   > be such traditional stuff as hot dogs and Pepsi...bring your garden tools   
   > such as rakes or riding mowers.   
   >   
   > I'm not familiar with the practice.   
   >   
   > I see on Web:   
   > "'Plough Sunday' (first Sunday after Epiphany) : Traditional rural UK,   
   > blessing of the farmer's plough in church, with prayers for a good harvest.   
   > Mumming plays accompany celebrations"   
      
   They're a bit late in that case.  Plough sunday was on the 13 January.   
      
   >   
   > Is this one of them things that sporadic villages do sporadically when they   
   > need a few more tourists or is it some regular, fairly fixed as to date &   
   > place thing?   
      
   Dunno.  I've never heard of it, however I'm sure somebody will be along   
   real soon bearing information...   
      
   Phil Taylor   
      
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