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Old Ball
Midnightblueowl: added referenced information.
'''Old Ball''' is a [[tradition|folk custom]] that existed in the [[Forest of Rossendale]] in [[Lancashire]], [[North West England|north-western]] [[England]] during the nineteenth century. The tradition entailed the use of a [[hobby horse]] that is mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a [[sackcloth]]. It represents a regional variation of a "hooded animal" tradition that appears in various forms throughout the British Isles.
The Lancashire Old Ball custom differs from other animal head traditions in Britain by being associated with Easter; most of the others were instead carried out at [[Christmas]] time. Demonstrating potential links to other regional traditions is the use of the name "Ball" for hobby horses in other areas. At [[Ashford, Derbyshire|Ashford]] and [[Little Hucklow]] in [[Derbyshire]], the [[Old Horse]] tradition was recorded as using hobby horses named "Ball", while at [[Alderley Edge]] in [[Cheshire]], the hobby horse was called "Young Ball".
==Description==
The Old Ball tradition took place around [[Easter]]. The term "Ball" or "Old Ball" was the name of the hobby horse that featured in it.
==History==
Recorded accounts of the Old Ball tradition all come from the first here quarters of the nineteenth century.
==References==
===Footnotes===
===Bibliography===
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==External links==
*[https://ift.tt/2HK0U2y Old Ball's Dance at The Traditional Tune Archive]
[[Category:English folklore]]
[[Category:English folk dance]]
[[Category:Folk plays]]
[[Category:Ritual animal disguise]]
The Lancashire Old Ball custom differs from other animal head traditions in Britain by being associated with Easter; most of the others were instead carried out at [[Christmas]] time. Demonstrating potential links to other regional traditions is the use of the name "Ball" for hobby horses in other areas. At [[Ashford, Derbyshire|Ashford]] and [[Little Hucklow]] in [[Derbyshire]], the [[Old Horse]] tradition was recorded as using hobby horses named "Ball", while at [[Alderley Edge]] in [[Cheshire]], the hobby horse was called "Young Ball".
==Description==
The Old Ball tradition took place around [[Easter]]. The term "Ball" or "Old Ball" was the name of the hobby horse that featured in it.
==History==
Recorded accounts of the Old Ball tradition all come from the first here quarters of the nineteenth century.
==References==
===Footnotes===
===Bibliography===
:
:
==External links==
*[https://ift.tt/2HK0U2y Old Ball's Dance at The Traditional Tune Archive]
[[Category:English folklore]]
[[Category:English folk dance]]
[[Category:Folk plays]]
[[Category:Ritual animal disguise]]
May 03, 2018 at 06:13PM
