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MPX5158516: Castleton Garland Day or Garland King Day is held on 29 May (unless that date falls on a Sunday, when the custom is transferred to the Saturday) in the town of Castleton in the Derbyshire Peak District. The Garland King, on horseback, and covered to the waist in a heavy, bell-shaped floral Garland, leads a procession through the town. Castleton, Derbyshire. May 28th 1976 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5158541: Father Christmas arrives at Lewis's store in Liverpool. More than 500 youngsters of all ages had waited for up to an hour on both sides of Ranelagh Street. Store staff dressed as pantomime characters handed out balloons and sweets to the crowd as Santa arrived by coach and horse in a procession accompanied by two vintage cars. 4th November 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images