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Jack in the Green Guiseppe Arcimboldo, Morris Dancers, Morris Dancing, Wild Bees, Fairy Festival, Jack Jack, Twelfth Night, Beltane, Warm Spring

BOGIES In the 16th and 17th centuries in England, people would make garlands of flowers and leaves for the May Day celebration. After becoming a source of competition between Works Guilds, these garlands became increasingly elaborate, to the extent that it covered the entire man. This became known as Jack in the Green. By the turn of the 20th century the custom had started to wane as a result of the Victorian disapproval of bawdy and anarchic behaviour. The Lord and Lady of the May, with…

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Jack In The Green Procession Wicker Man Aesthetic, Jack In The Green, English Paganism, Midsummer Party, British Folklore, English Culture, European Folklore, Folk Horror, Cherry Festival

‘Jack is asleep, awaiting the next time he walks the land. The Morris men, and women, and dragons dance on. The Sweeps keep on sweeping, the Bogies are still drinking; and the Drummers play on.’ hastingsjack.co.uk Out came the green face-paint, giants, wicker-men, antler headdresses, ravens and pre-Raphaelite tresses of hair entwined with flowers and […]

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