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A later account of Cambridgeshire celebrations mentions that, "as the wagon rolled along the street, the locals would pelt it with buckets of water. This was ...

As the wagon rolled along the street, the locals would pelt it with buckets of water. This was a sign that, since harvest was now over, it didn't matter if it ...

Most big houses and farms had their own wells, whilst poorer people did draw water from springs, either carrying buckets or using a small wheeled cart.