Plough Monday (the first Monday after Epiphany or January 6) marks the traditional start of the English agricultural year.  It is often celebrated with some unorthodox partying/fundraising.   A boy dressed as an old woman (called the “Bessy”) and man dressed as an animal (called the “Fool”), accompanied by roving musicians, drag a plough from house to house to ask for money for the harvest. The celebration continues into the night with sword-dancing, drinking, and all-around revelry.

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My goal is to bring history alive through interactive portrayal of ordinary American life in the late 18th Century (1750—1799) My persona are: Journeyman Brewer; Cordwainer (leather tradesman but not cobbler), Statesman and Orator; Chandler (candle and soap maker); Gentleman Scientist; and, Soldier in either the British Regular Army, the Centennial Army, or one of the various Militia. Let me help you experience history 1st hand!