Thursday 13 June 2013

Floral Fringe Fair

A couple of weeks ago L&A took me to the Floral Fringe Fair, this year at Knepp Castle in West Sussex. It's paradise, and one of our warm days. A mixture of craft stalls, locally produced food, (samosas and brownies to commit murder for) plant stalls and vintage things stalls, L bought some classic children's illustrated books from the 1930s. It was an excellent day, to be repeated if it's reasonably local next year.
As with all good village affairs there were Morris Dancers, but not your average white flowery bridal bell-clad frolickers, the Mythago Morris are more sinister black Tibetan scare-the-evil-spirits-masquers. The Tibetan Monastery impression is enhanced by almost-prayer-flags






                                         I must look into the history and stories behind these.


                          Even more heretical there was a woman dancing with them, that really is emancipation.                          Hooray for Emmeline Pankhurst and Emily Davison!
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6 comments:

  1. Martin Duffy15 June 2013 at 23:08

    Glad you enjoyed our performance and great pics!!

    Martin (Mythago Morris)

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  2. Jane16 June 2013 at 12:55

    I've always been intrigued by Morris Dancing, you get a bit of an unfair press sometimes. I'd love to know the background of your dances, old folklore?

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  3. Amy19 June 2013 at 20:24

    These were great! :D Lets definitely go again :)

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  4. Jane19 June 2013 at 23:19

    Good idea, it was all brilliant.

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  5. Clare22 June 2013 at 17:45

    Oh my goodness, Alec would have gone crazy at those dark morris men! He still talks about the hooden horse that frightened him 18 months ago.

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  6. Jane23 June 2013 at 09:35

    Maybe he'll be big&brave enough to enjoy it next year, we're planning to go again.

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