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It has just been revived at Painswick, in the Cotswolds, where after being performed for many hundred years it was discontinued by the late vicar. It is the old Saxon custom of "ycleping," or naming the church on the anniversary of its original dedication. Simnels on Mothering Sunday still exist, reminding us of Herrick's lines:
In the latter thousands look on while twenty-two men show their skill. In these old games all who wish take part in them, all are keen champions and know nothing of professionalism. "Ycleping," or, as it is now called, clipping churches, is another Shrovetide custom, when the children join hands round the church and walk round it.
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