Rochester's Sweeps Festival
Rochester’s annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by chimney sweeps at their traditional holiday.
It was the one time of the year that the sweeps could leave the soot behind and have some fun.
The Sweeps holiday was traditionally held on 1 May. Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.
It was the one time of the year that the sweeps could leave the soot behind and have some fun.
The Sweeps holiday was traditionally held on 1 May. Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.
Some of the photos from the 2019 event.
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