The origins of the Whittlesey Straw Bear are obscure. Confined as a tradition to a small part of the Fenland on the Ramsey mereside. On Plough Tuesday, the day after the first Monday after twelfth night, a man is covered head to foot in straw and led from house to house. pic.twitter.com/hG7EaYuME5
— Peter Lorimer (@pighilltweets) January 16, 2021
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