Unfortunately, for the pagan origins of the Hal-an-Tow theory, the costumed enactment we see today was created in 1930 by the Helston Old Cornwall Society. Prior to that the song was part of a drunken perambulation of the town by the more unruly elements.
Hearing the Hal an Tow means a lot to us. Summer is on the way and the rain is warmer!
Unfortunately, for the pagan origins of the Hal-an-Tow theory, the costumed enactment we see today was created in 1930 by the Helston Old Cornwall Society. Prior to that the song was part of a drunken perambulation of the town by the more unruly elements.