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Friday May 1, 2009
May Day
It was a beautiful sunny morning - the sun rose over a misty hillside and Morris Men danced in the Dawn at 5am on Box Hill.
Here they are:
And I missed it....
I am very disappointed with myself, when I think of all horrible May Days I have trekked up to Box Hill to greet a drizzly grey dawn. Sigh.
Anyway - they had quite a crowd attending as usual. There were several Morris sides as well as Spring Grove (Thames Valley, Wild Hunt, etc) - including a bunch of ramblers who turn up every year apparently - but this year they had specially learnt one dance so they could perform it on the day - great isn't it? Just what Morris should be. People dancing.
Here Spring Grove / Off Spring are on St Georges Day (23rd April) at the beginning of the "season" (with a surprisingly grand turn out). Several jigs have been performed, and baldrics presented to newly qualified members.
Posted by Christina at 5:46 PM. Category: Art and Culture
Comments
Great pic of Robert - is he the Morris official big cheese these days?
Posted by: Alison on May 4, 2009 7:22 PM
Yes. Big Cheese/Squire.
Posted by: Christina on May 4, 2009 10:37 PM
