Cornwall's revived ancient 'Crying the Neck' custom begins

People gathered in a quiet Cornish field to see the return of an ancient custom which was revived almost 100 years ago in west Cornwall. The tradition of 'Crying the Neck' marks the end of the harvest, and is a ceremony dating back to the time when corn was cut by hand.
Organised by the Redruth Old Cornwall Society and held at Trevince Fields, Gwennap, the ancient 'Crying the Neck' ceremony took place on Friday evening (August 23). It marked the first of at least 10 similar ceremonies that are due to take place across Cornwall between now and the end of September.
Following its decline with the advent of the binder and the combine harvester, the tradition was revived by Old Cornwall Societies in different parts of the Duchy during the twentieth century. Founded in 1922, Redruth Old Cornwall Society has been keeping the harvest celebration alive for years.
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[@Keepthecircleclean]

Nice

[@ianjunitedk]

It seems like a total pointless exercise and waste of time.