Take a leisurely tour around the beautiful Dorset village of Abbotsbury with the 2008 garland as it makes its annual rounds door to door. Keep a watch for Abbotsbury's famous landmark, Saint Catherine's Chapel where traditionally the girls of the village sort to find their truelove. Discover more about this now rare custom of garlanding and other Dorset traditions in the book 'Dark Dorset Calendar Customs', by Robert Newland, now available at Amazon.co.uk. Visit the Dark Dorset website, http://www.darkdorset.co.uk or blog http://darkdorset.blogspot.com
and open the door to a world of fascinating folklore and legends.
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