Last week we went to #AbbotsBromley, #Staffordshire, to witness the extraordinary & ancient #HornDance, a #FolkDance that has taken place for perhaps 800+ years. I've wanted to see this for years!

#FolkCustoms #TraditionalDance #MorrisDancing #folkyfriday #FolkloreSunday #FolkTradition #oldways

#FolkyFriday 🕺 #HornDance 🦌
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance uses reindeer antlers from 1065, likely Viking trade relics! On Sept 8th, 'Wakes Monday,' 12 performers, 6 with horns, weave through Staffordshire in a fertility ritual, once held on New Year. Share your folk tales!

The dancers in 1899