I know Tarma could go in as a man, with an absolute minimum of dis- guising, all physical."

Jason Semmens, "Guising, Ritual and Revival: The Hobby Horse in Cornwall."

Folk plays such as Hoodening, Guising, Mummers Play and Soul Caking are generally verse sketches performed in countryside pubs in European countries, private houses or the open air, at set times of the year such as the Winter or Summer solstices or Christmas and New Year.