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Day Of Dance The Largest Gathering Of Molly Dancers

Portrait of Michael Czarnobaj from Mepal Molly at A Day of Dance, the largest annual gathering of Molly dancers in the UK in Ely on 27th January 2018. Molly dancing is a form of English Morris dance and is one of the traditional dances from the fens of East Anglia. It traditionally only appeared during the depths of winter as a means of earning some money when the land was frozen or waterlogged and could not be worked. The original ploughboys blackened their faces as a disguise to escape recognition and the consequences of their mischievous actions

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Portrait of Michael Czarnobaj from Mepal Molly at A Day of Dance, the largest annual gathering of Molly dancers in the UK in Ely on 27th January 2018. Molly dancing is a form of English Morris dance and is one of the traditional dances from the fens of East Anglia. It traditionally only appeared during the depths of winter as a means of earning some money when the land was frozen or waterlogged and could not be worked. The original ploughboys blackened their faces as a disguise to escape recognition and the consequences of their mischievous actions
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