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Date Posted:
4/10/2007
7:51:46 am EDT
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Mummers Going Stateside To Perform Pagan Rituals
Author: Linda McKee Source: Belfast Telegraph (N. Ireland)
Title: MUMMERS GOING STATESIDE TO PERFORM PAGAN RITUALS
Outlandish cavorting straw mummers will be bringing their own brand of mayhem to the civilised streets of Washington DC later this summer.
The notorious Aughakillymaude Mummers will be performing their pagan rites on the Mall this July as the culmination of a four-month cultural blitz showcasing Northern Ireland's changing culture.
Not only will the seven-strong crew of masked mummers be performing their age-old hero combat drama - symbolising life, death and rebirth - but they will also introduce American audiences to a host of traditional arts, as well as the ancient game of skittles.
The group will demonstrate their traditional talents as part of a huge contingent of Northern Ireland people displaying their culture as part of the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival.
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| Regardless Of How You Spell It | Apr 10th. at 7:47:45 pm EDT
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Opus the Poet (Garland, Texas) - Email Me - Web
The streets of DC aren't civiliz (s) ed.
Oxymoron= a moron with the strength of an ox (Thank you Sheep In The Big City)
Opus
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| No Typo | Apr 10th. at 4:14:18 pm EDT
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Ellen (East Hartford, Connecticut) - Email Me
"civilised" is not a typo, it's just how they spell across the pond. Much like in the US, we spell "color", they spell "colour". In a lot of instances they use an "s" where we us a "z".
Bright blessings.
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| Ummmm | Apr 10th. at 9:46:01 am EDT
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LD Wolverine (Edmonton, Ontario) - Email Me
"civilised streets of Washington DC"
What, talk about a typo.
Linda
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