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Taken at the Rochester Sweeps Festival 2011.
The ‘Teaser’ dances around the 'Oss' and prods him with a special padded stick as they make their way around the town. At the Obby Oss May Day celebrations in Padstow. See where this picture was taken. [?]
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For those of you who think May Day is a distress signal, May 1st is a marvellously hotchpotch day of festivities which combines traditions and superstitions from Paganism, Gaelic, Christianity and even chimney sweeps.
Since one of the underlying themes of Myth & Moor pertains to folklore in art and life, the folkloric celebration of winter's end here in Chagford seems right on topic. Last year, we held a public May Day Procession, and...
Te Hobby Horse, or Obby Oss which takes to the streets on the eve of the first of May each year, with accompanying musicians and rival horses, for four days. In fact there are two rival hobby horses, the Sailor's Horse and the Town Horse.[ They appear on May Eve (called "Show Night"), on May Day morning (when they salute the sunrise at a crossroads on the outskirts of town), 2 May and 3 May (when a ceremony called "The Bootie" takes place in the evening called "Bootie Night" at part of town called Cher). Each horse is made of a boat-shaped wooden frame, pointed and built up at each end, which is carried on the dancer's shoulders.As at Padstow, his face is hidden by a mask attached to a tall, pointed hat. The top surface of the horse is covered with ribbons and strips of fabric. A long fabric skirt, painted with rows of multicoloured roundels, hangs down to the ground all round. A long tail is attached to the back of the frame. Each horse is accompanied by a small group of musicians and attendants. The Town Horse is accompanied by "Gullivers", dressed similarly to the horse but without the large frame; as at Padstow, smaller, children's horses have sometimes been constructed. The horses' visits are (or were) believed to bring good luck. The first of May has been a festival day in Minehead since 1465.
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The Penzance obby oss 'Penglaz' at the quay, Mazey 2008
Autumn Tour 2012 Tre Project Autumn Tour opens at St. Ives September Festival The Tre Project – Rediscovering Cornwall and Isles of Scilly through Archive Film continues its tour across Cornwall sc…
Hobby Horse ORIGINAL watercolour painting, a very detailed and unusual image created as an ink drawing coloured with Winsor & Newton watercolors, by Michelle Maiden. Title: Hobby Horse Date Completed: 2014 Dimensions: 8in x 10in Materials used: Winsor & Newton watercolours, on watercolour paper The artwork comes with a titled, signed and dated certificate of authenticity, as well as being signed within the image. Watermarks do not appear on actual image and as with any artwork display in direct sunlight is not recommended. Artwork is card backed, cellophane wrapped and posted securely in a card backed envelope. It will be posted tracked and insured. 'I was recently researching May Day traditions and came across the Hobby Horse, an ambiguous character, often also found in association with morris dancers and mummers plays. Paradoxically these horses can be found representing fertility and virility or their opposites of winter and barrenness depending on the particular context and folk tradition. This indicates a nature that is truly primal – sex and death entwined. The horses are liminal characters found at the cross points of the year – traditionally Samhain (beginning of winter) and Beltane (start of summer). Some people have previously asserted links that could stretch back through time to pre-Christian pagan ceremonies, which, if true, would make them some of the last surviving relics of the pagan deep past. Unfortunately the evidence for this is tenuous and now largely discounted - no current tradition can be reliably dated beyond the early 19th century, though the horses are depicted and mentioned much further back, for example by Shakespere. There are many diverse types of hobby horse to be found within Britain and beyond, including those made from real horse skulls such as the Welsh Mari Lwyd and the dark & stylised Padstow ‘Obby ‘Oss. My image is a composite of the various designs and types traditionally found in Britain, I have also played up the sinister aspect of this character in a darker image… although many horses use black, skulls and eerie mask designs, some can also be more cheerful with bright colours, ribbons and flower adornments.' Thanks for looking at my item x
As 1 May is May Day, we thought we would give you a glimpse of the Traditional Music in England collection available on BL Sounds. You can find many recordings of May Day celebrations such as this one recorded in the streets of Padstow on May Day in 1976. Folklorist...
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May Day Obby oss festival held yearly in Cornwall, Lino cut edition of 20 , A3
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Here are my pictures of this years colossal birthday event. It was so strange to see the mountain covered in lush green leaves, and not just small buds on the trees and barely any grass. I don't remember seeing the ritual circle looking so green - all this rain these past two years has done wonders for the mountain. This was my 11th Beltane - I am getting very used to attending this event now, each of them different but wonderful... Erecting the marquee Sunny Saturday visiting the neighbouring campsite of my old friends The neighbours camp Our pots of stew bubbling away. I picked red, pink and white hawthorn for the altar and the maypole chillin' round the marquee costumes for the ritual Michel enjoying the smell of good food Josie learns her lines for ritual Members of the Coven of the Eternal Goddess Andrew, Scarlett, Bev and Kira Scarlett and Mick Scarlett plays with my green sequin material Scarlett as the Nightmare The Fire birds The Raven (Me!) Clive and the Raven Josie and the Raven The May Queen and the Raven Doug Reuben as the obby oss The Teaser with the fire birds Getting ready for ritual Our fair mountain My sheep skull Fred got a new feathery hairstyle and LED lights for shiny eyes.. I decorated the maypole on Sunday with the red hawthorn Looking for people to dance the maypole The musicians play while the people dance The Moot begins... A basenji watches the moot The final fun for the mount - a witch pinata full of lollies The maypole gets ready to go away for another 12 months...
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This is a relatively recent tradition celebrating the ancient hobby horse of lore. It features everything from Morris dancing to theatrical performances.
A woman who was injured during a traditional May Day celebration in Cornwall has died.
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