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Traditional dancers black their faces to 'prevent being recognised by evil spirits' in historic procession
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Traditional dancers from a 150-year-old troupe took to the streets with blackened faces in a historic procession.
Members of the Britannia Coconut Dancers of Bacup took part in the Whitworth Rushcart parade, in Lancashire, accompanied by a hand-drawn cart decorated with flowers and a brass band.
The troupe performs 'folk dances', with their blackened faces reflecting a 'pagan tradition as a disguise from the evil spirits'.
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