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  • Pearly Kings and Queens in the East End of London. Gathering in Brick Lane, and known as pearlies, they are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities. Each London Borough has a King and Queen, as do the City of London and the City of Westminster. It's a colourful London tradition and one that has been kept alive by a few dedicated people, who remain figureheads for the capital's working class communities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens in the East End of London. Gathering in Brick Lane, and known as pearlies, they are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities. Each London Borough has a King and Queen, as do the City of London and the City of Westminster. It's a colourful London tradition and one that has been kept alive by a few dedicated people, who remain figureheads for the capital's working class communities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens in the East End of London. Gathering in Brick Lane, and known as pearlies, they are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities. Each London Borough has a King and Queen, as do the City of London and the City of Westminster. It's a colourful London tradition and one that has been kept alive by a few dedicated people, who remain figureheads for the capital's working class communities.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • A male barrel runner shields his eyes from the heat of the flames as a barrel is lit. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The final barrel of the night is prepared for the mens running. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The metal rims of a burnt barrel smoulder on the floor with the crowd around it. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The girls barrel runners. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • A crowd watches as the barrel is lit in preparation for running. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • Men watch a barrel burn on the floor. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The final barrel of the night is prepared for the mens running. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • A young girl 10 runs with a barrel as sparks fly out and her friends support. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • A shirt marked with tar and soon after tar barrel running. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • A female tar barrel runner looks on in the glow of the flames. The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • The annual running of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary, Devon is a tradition thought to go back as far as 500 years. Every November the 5th, crowds of thousands flock to this small town in the south west of England to see men, women and children run with burning barrels on their shoulders. Only people who were born in Ottery are allowed to participate, and they are proud of the tradition and work hard to keep it alive, even in the face of health and safety regulations. It is not competitive but rather a supportive act where they pass the barrels between themselves, encouraging everyone in the team to have a go.
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  • Taxi decked in flags for the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Corps of Drums of 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers playing for the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Corps of Drums of 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers playing for the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Prince Harris and Princess Ruby of Highgate attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Princess hugging a Chelsea pensioner at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Queen Victoria & Victorian gentleman lookalikes attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Man with Newfoundland dog pulling a cart of offerings along Cheapside to the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival In St Mary Le Bow Church. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens parade around the City of London to St Mary-le-Bow Church for the annual Harvest Festival celebrations. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens parade around the City of London to St Mary-le-Bow Church for the annual Harvest Festival celebrations. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Official wearing a Keep Calm And Smile high vis jacket at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Grandmother & Granddaughter at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pandemonium Drummers with lightbulb bowlers at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Prince Harris and Princess Ruby of Highgate attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Organizer of the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Staunch royalists David Jones & Margeret Tyler attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Queen Victoria & Victorian gentleman lookalikes attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Princess on the mobile phone at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Union Jack handbag at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Staunch royalists David Jones & Margeret Tyler attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The Chelsea pensioners & all the mayors of London take part in this traditional London event.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Drawers of herbs used for preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • A pace egg made on Easter Saturday 11th April 2020 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Pace or paste eggs is a very old British tradition and method of colouring and dyeing eggs to be boiled and eaten throughout the Easter weekend. The traditional natural method of colouring Easter pace eggs is by wrapping them in onion skins and boiling them.
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  • A pace egg made on Easter Saturday 11th April 2020 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Pace or paste eggs is a very old British tradition and method of colouring and dyeing eggs to be boiled and eaten throughout the Easter weekend. The traditional natural method of colouring Easter pace eggs is by wrapping them in onion skins and boiling them.
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  • Pace eggs made on Good Friday 30 March 2018 in Yorkshire, UK. Pace or paste eggs is a very old British tradition and method of colouring and dyeing eggs to be boiled and eaten on Good Friday and throughout the Easter weekend. The traditional natural method of colouring Easter pace eggs is by wrapping them in onion skins and boiling them. The name pace is thought to derive from the French word for Easter, Paques
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • Patients wait for traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • Chelsea pensioner, Mike Hall, attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. <br />
A Chelsea Pensioner, is a resident at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea, London.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens are joined by Chelsea pensioners and the mayors of Londons boroughs for the Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Chelsea pensioners attending the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. <br />
A Chelsea Pensioner, is a resident at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea, London.<br />
The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • A female ice swimmer gets dressed after a sauna and a brief dip in a hole in the ice, Tuomiojarvi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • Portrait of a women in a flowery swimming costume standing on the path down to the hole in the ice on the small lake Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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  • Two Orthodox Jewish men praying from the same prayer book in Springfield park, Stamford Hill, to celebrate the festival of Birkat Hachama (Blessing of the Sun).  It is a Jewish blessing that is recited in appreciation of the Sun once every twenty-eight years, when the vernal equinox as calculated by tradition falls on a Tuesday at sundown. Jewish tradition says that when the Sun completes this cycle, it has returned to its position when the world was created. According to Judaism, the Sun has a 28 year solar cycle known as machzor gadol
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  • Pearly Kings and Queens are joined by Chelsea pensioners and the mayors of Londons boroughs for the Harvest Festival celebrations at Guildhall Yard. The annual event features early English entertainment including maypole dancing, Morris dancers and a marching band. The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875, by Henry Croft. Inspired by the local Costermongers, a close-knit group of market traders who looked after one another and were recognisable by buttons sewed onto their garments, Henry went out on the streets to collect money for charity, wearing a suit covered in pearl buttons to attract attention. When demand for his help became too much, Henry asked the Costermongers for assistance, many of whom became the first Pearly Families. Today, around 30 Pearly Families continue the tradition to raise money for various charities.
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  • Following a sauna, a female ice swimmer waits while another gets out after a brief dip in a hole in the ice, Tuomiojarvi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it.  In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.
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