Grenoside Sword Dancers perform their annual 'Traipse' held during early January. A violinist and accordion player accompany

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A violinist and accordion player provide accompaniment for the Grenoside Sword Dancers as they perform their annual 'Traipse' around the village held on the first Saturday after the first Sunday in January. The dance features a symbolic mock-beheading of the Captain who wears a foxskin cap. Seen here performing at Middleton Green Farm. Grenoside was once a separate village but now a suburb of Sheffield.

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Size: 2112px × 2816px
Location: Middleton Green Farm, Grenoside, Sheffield, UK
Photo credit: © Richard Bradley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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