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The Sweeps festival
B13 |
Nearly 300 years ago, many children from poor families (sometimes as young as four) worked as chimney sweeps. It was hard, dirty and ……………………… work. The pay, however, was very low. |
DANGER |
B14 |
So on the first of May chimney sweeps were allowed to have some fun and celebrate their 'Sweeps holiday'. Dickens described these ……………………… in his works. |
CELEBRATE |
B15 |
In 1860, Parliament passed a law that made it ……………………… to use young boys to clean inside chimneys, and the traditional celebration died out. |
LEGAL |
B16 |
But in the 1980s, Gordon Newton, a Rochester ………………………, decided to revive the sweeps holiday. |
HISTORY |
B17 |
He ……………………… researched the sweeps' tradition and studied Charles Dickens's descriptions of the event. In 1981 Newton organised a small parade with a group of dancers. |
CAREFUL |
B18 |
The festival has now become very popular and attracts many thousands of ………………………. |
VISIT |