The Saddleworth Ruschart Festival in Uppermill Sunday 23rd Aug 2015).
23/08/2015 . Uppermill , Saddleworth , Greater Manchester , UK. The Saddleworth Ruschart Festival in Uppermill today (Sunday 23rd Aug 2015). A rushcart built of moorland rushes is pulled by Morris Dancers from Uppermill village square to St Chad's Church. The tradition arises from the laying of rushes on the church floor to keep it warm in winter.
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Location: Uppermill , Saddleworth , UK
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Keywords: dancers, dancing, english, festival, folk, life, morris, music, quirky, rural, ruschart, rushcart, saddleworth, strange, tradition, unusual, uppermill, village, woman, women
