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'Marshfield Paper Boys' perform their traditional Boxing Day mummers play

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The Marshfield Paper Boys perform a traditional mummers play every Boxing Day in the South Gloucestershire village.
The mummers dress in costumes made from newspapers, hence the name ‘Marshfield Paper Boys’,
The play involves a swordfight and the revival of the defeated protagonist by the Doctor; other characters include Saucy Jack and Father Beelzebub.
The plays were revived in the 1930s having lapsed, but its origins are believed to date from Medieval times and retells the story of George and the Dragon.
The Town Crier leads the procession, beginning in the Market Place at 11am and being performed at different points around the village until midday.

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