Today is Plough Monday, the first after Epiphany and the traditional start of the agricultural year in England. As the ploughboys get back to work after Christmastide, the plough is blessed for its work in the season ahead and paraded through the village. In some places Molly dancers and Broom dancers join in the merriment. Varied rituals mark the day across the country - often kept alive by enthusiasts who refuse to let the spirit of Old England die.

Today is a good time to remember that our farming communities are the bedrock of England - So, as the song goes: "Long life and success to the farmer!"
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