Culture Durweston
durweston primary school
durweston 1 of last places in area, if not last, maintain tradition known shroving , regional juvenile begging custom of obscure origin. every shrove tuesday children durweston primary school process around village during morning, calling on local people, singing songs , giving flowers. visited may give children bread or other tidbits eat. 1 suggestion tradition s origin is survival of medieval dole, though unrecorded in region before end of 18th century. 1950s continued in few places, , survives @ durweston due bequest in 1925.
for many generations people live in durweston have sung collection of carols unique village, known durweston carols. these composed between 1750–1850, , form part of forgotten repertory english parish churches. these came known gallery carols because performed groups of voices , instruments in west gallery of country parish churches and, until 1877, there gallery in durweston church. during christmas period of 2009, residents of village , surrounding area gathered record , document durweston carols.
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