BRITAIN TRADITIONS

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

epa11594574 The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers perform at Blithfield Hall in Rugeley, Britain, 09 September 2024. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is a tradition taking place every September in the Staffordshire village. It is performed by ten dancers, six of which carry reindeer horns while the remaining four take on the roles of a Fool, a hobby horse, Maid Marian and a bow and arrow-wielding youth respectively. The origins of the custom are unknown with explanations including pagan rituals, winter fertility rites, and celebrations of a successful hunt. Robert Plot’s 1686 ‘Natural History of Staffordshire’ records the dance as having been observed prior to the English Civil War of 1642. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN

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