ABSTRACT This article examines the survival of rushbearing, a rural leisure tradition in the English Lake District. As a region popular with tourists throughout the twentieth century, this case study offers important insights into how their presence shaped this ‘traditional’ leisure activity. Not only did annual rushbearing ceremonies offer opportunities for the region’s sense of place to be presented to outsiders, they were also an important way for local communities to reaffirm their connection to the Lake District and its past. These occasions were, however, increasingly influenced by an awareness of external influences and outside judgements, as the region’s popularity as a tourist destination boomed from the inter-war years. Although youth culture was increasingly standardised at a national level during this period, at a local level, young countrymen and women played an integral role in rushbearing’s survival, which promoted an idealised version of ‘traditional’ country life. This annual community event is therefore a useful example through which to examine the interplay between rural leisure traditions, tourism, and the role of young people in the countryside during this period.

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“相机奇观”：莱克兰休闲传统的存续，1930-c.1955

摘要 本文探讨了英国湖区乡村休闲传统 rushbearing 的生存情况。作为一个在整个 20 世纪都深受游客欢迎的地区，本案例研究提供了重要的见解，了解他们的存在如何塑造了这种“传统”休闲活动。一年一度的冲刺仪式不仅提供了向外界展示该地区的地方感的机会，而且还是当地社区重申他们与湖区及其过去的联系的重要方式。然而，这些场合越来越多地受到外部影响和外部判断意识的影响，因为该地区作为旅游目的地的受欢迎程度从两次世界大战期间开始蓬勃发展。尽管在此期间青年文化在国家层面日益标准化，但在地方层面，年轻的乡下男女在仓促的生存中发挥了不可或缺的作用，这促进了“传统”乡村生活的理想化版本。因此，这个一年一度的社区活动是一个有用的例子，通过它可以检查农村休闲传统、旅游业和这一时期农村年轻人的作用之间的相互作用。