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- Title
PEELING THE POP: Exploring a Tradition in Orkney.
- Authors
Lange, Michael E.
- Abstract
This article examines the burning of the pop, a traditional activity in Orkney. Orkney is a set of Scottish islands, separated from the mainland by history and identity as much as by water. The burning of the pop resembles Halloween guising and begging traditions in the United States and other parts of the world, but I argue that such an interpretation is superficial. Only by exploring cultural contexts can the differences among traditions be understood.
- Subjects
STROMNESS (Scotland); ORKNEY (Scotland); SCOTLAND; CHILDREN in folklore; TURNIPS; CHILDREN'S costumes; ETHNOGRAPHIC analysis; FOLKLORE
- Publication
Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore, 2007, Vol 33, Issue 1/2, p40
- ISSN
1551-7268
- Publication type
Article