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Morris dance

English folk dance with bells, sticks and handkerchiefs, performed by teams in spring.

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Morris dancing is an English folk dance performed by teams, often dressed in white with bells on their legs, who carry sticks, handkerchiefs or swords and dance to fiddle or accordion. It is danced in spring and summer in villages and market towns, at May Day dawn gatherings, and at festivals. Regional styles differ: Cotswold morris with handkerchiefs, Border morris with painted faces and tattered coats, and Molly dancing in East Anglia. The first records date from the 15th century. Teams are known as sides, and the custom of the squire and the fool continues, with the aim of bringing luck to the crops.

Region: Europe

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