This tradition is alive and well in Suffolk, England. The last 'Ancient' recorded occurance was in the Suffolk village of Middleton. Five years ago a local Molly Dance group revived the tradition. The local pub The Middleton Bell is a well used session pub for traditional music and a watering hole for the Molly Group "Old Glory". Molly dancing in Suffolk was always performed by men with blacked out faces - usually local agricultural workers coercing a pittance to supplement their low wages during the winter months Nov - Dec ending on St. Stephen's Day 26th December. They still feature a man dressed as a woman - and the Wren is still carried aloft on a pole within a wreath of Holly. This is called the "Cutty Wren" ceromony in Suffolk and you are welcome to join us this year at The Middleton Bell, Suffolk, UK for the Cutty Wren, piss-up, music and dancing!! If you want resources on Wrens then type : Trogledytes Trogledytes into a search engine and all will be revealed (latin name for the Wren) A nice site for Winter Wren stamps is : http://www.bird-stamps.org/species/127048.htmBev Lawton