Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK. 13th Jan, 2018. A participant in The Straw Bear Festival procession in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK, on January 13, 2018. The Whittlesea Straw Bear festival celebrates the old Fenland plough custom of parading straw bears around the town every January. This Festival happens on the first weekend after Plough Monday. The procession, led by the Straw Bear, has over 250 dancers, musicians and performers. They perform traditional Molly, Morris, Clog and Sword dancing. Credit: Paul Marriott/Alamy Live News
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Location: Whittlesey, Cambs, United Kingdom
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