Harthill Morris team after performing the traditional mummers play The Derby Tup at the Phoenix Inn, Ridgeway

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Harthill Morris team after performing the traditional mummers play The Derby Tup at the Phoenix Inn, Ridgeway the weekend before Christmas. The play, which features the ritual slaughter of a sheep or 'tup', is traditionally performed at midwinter around Derbyshire/South Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire.

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Size: 2816px × 2112px
Location: The Phoenix Inn, Ridgeway, Derbyshire, UK
Photo credit: © Richard Bradley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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