The locals in their village doing all the mad wicker man stuff must have seemed very civilised and normal, if the happy couple spent their previous week in Blackpool.
The 12 days of Christmas mummers of Newfoundland, were way more fun. Dressing up, often cross-dressing and disguising their voices; until the host guessed who they were, and offered food and drinks.Then off to the next house.
@@mountaincraftsstudio I believe these are 'Strawboys' rather than 'Mummers'. The dressing up and the disguised voices was a feature of 'mummers' and 'guisers' in England in the 19th century. I imagine that's where the Newfoundland 'mummering' custom originates from.
We have a random book about these fellas in my work!! It’s quite wonderfully pagan and/or celt, and brilliantly alien to us now, so a bit unsettling. None of that auld safe comfortable Presbyterianism for these lads.
Honeymooning in Blackpool...now that's a treat
This could almost have been a scene from "The Wicker Man"🔥
The locals in their village doing all the mad wicker man stuff must have seemed very civilised and normal, if the happy couple spent their previous week in Blackpool.
Fascinating - and fortunate to have this preserved for us to see.
Perfectly normal behaviour in a crazy world
Excellent tradition to add to my knowledge!
The 12 days of Christmas mummers of Newfoundland, were way more fun. Dressing up, often cross-dressing and disguising their voices; until the host guessed who they were, and offered food and drinks.Then off to the next house.
That’s what I thought.
@@mountaincraftsstudio
I believe these are 'Strawboys' rather than 'Mummers'.
The dressing up and the disguised voices was a feature of 'mummers' and 'guisers' in England in the 19th century. I imagine that's where the Newfoundland 'mummering' custom originates from.
So this is what Lorena McK was singing about
Yes Mummers were pagan bringers of the Spring on Beltane Mayday. Fertility rites
Sad. Captain Saunderson murdered in school 10 years later.
Lt. Col.
We have a random book about these fellas in my work!! It’s quite wonderfully pagan and/or celt, and brilliantly alien to us now, so a bit unsettling.
None of that auld safe comfortable Presbyterianism for these lads.
when was the wedding?
Before the reception.
Seems like an April fools joke to me 😊
Skeklers
Surely,april,fools
Pre-Christian times? This is blasphemy! On the other hand, if the Earth was created six thousand years ago, there were pre-Christian times indeed.
Sumer is icumen in
The evil Ford Anglia at 3.19, its evil mouth turned downwards. Aaaargh!
Well spotted.
@@IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou I have owned two of them and have an armchair made from one.