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Morris Dancing.

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susiecb Fri 01-Jun-12 09:19:36

I LOVE LOVE Morris dancing but only by men in white with flowers round their hats and bells on their legs- cheers me up no end!

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nelliedeane Fri 01-Jun-12 06:58:22

I can never work out. Which one is Morris grin

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Ariadne Fri 01-Jun-12 06:32:15

In Rochester, they have the annual Sweep's Festival in May, and part of that is when the Green Man leads a lot (hundred perhaps- any Kentish Maids or Maids of Kent know?) down the High Street. You can here them coming before you see them. I love it!

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merlotgran Thu 31-May-12 23:31:54

Molly dancing is traditional in the Fens. It's like Morris dancing but with blacked up faces and a bit more violent. On Plough Monday in early January they tour the local pubs and dance for food and (plenty of) drink. Originally, they danced for money and took revenge on landowners who didn't give them any. They blacked their faces in case they needed a job from the farmer whose cows they'd just let out of the field.

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tanith Thu 31-May-12 22:48:44

I like Morris dancing although I've never actually seen it in the flesh , so to speak.. I'm going to look out and see if I can find any festivals I could go and see it live.. maybe when I'm in Devon in June..

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nanaej Thu 31-May-12 22:39:08

We have regular town days (think they are newly devised to keep shoppers local) & a local troupe of Morris Dancers are always around!

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crimson Thu 31-May-12 22:31:25

Is anyone else terribly fond of Morris Dancing? We did it at primary school and I've loved it ever since. Going to Southwell to see the dancing in the town on Saturday morning [part of their folk festival] and then hoping to see the Gate to Southwell procession later in June where they dance from the centre of Nottingham to Southwell. I love all these old festivities such as the Straw Bear one. Wondered if any gransnetters have any local traditional events worth going to.

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