May Day by blightygal

May Day

My other half and I were driving to a farm 40 miles away and we stumbled across a May bank holiday village fair in Standon, Herts...
..... complete with Morris Dancers!
We tried not to giggle as they'd gained quite an audience, but, perhaps unfairly, neither of us have understood why this still goes on. I guess its part of British history as its been around since the 15th century, tho some things we feel, are better left behind!
This is GREAT! Love it.
May 3rd, 2010  
My sister in law rekons they use to do battle with swords but it was outlawed by Cronwell.... Not sure about that... but morries dancers always raise a smile...
May 3rd, 2010  
This is wonderful! Their costumes are great.
May 4th, 2010  
What a cool shot!! Love all the motion!
May 4th, 2010  
hey! makes for an interesting photo! great find!
May 4th, 2010  
Would you believe we had morris dancing in New Hampshire when I was growing up? We used to learn it at school. Bizarre. But what a great capture!
May 6th, 2010  
Ugg Kari, you poor thing!! Grins. I never had to do that, but did have to do maypole dancing...
Schools are cruel ;-)
May 6th, 2010  
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