Still basking in the bank holiday vibes and the smiles brought to our faces from all the revelry at the Jack in Green Festival in Hastings ๐ฟ . . . #weirdweald #hastings #jackinthegreen #sussex #sussexfolklore
Dare you climb the summit after the sun has made its retreat? Coming soon: a full witching hours report of our recent frozen night atop Chanctonbury. ๐ป
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#WeirdWeald #weirdsussex #chanctonbury #chanctonburyring #folklore #sussexfolklore #paranormal #paranormalinvestigation #haunted #ghost
We prepared to see a neo-pagan Sussex gem, but were disappointed - It appeared to be a commissioned bit of modern vanity. We could be wrong, but the multiple signs that we were being recorded made it feel otherwise. A statement piece, but not sure what it was trying to say.
#weirdweald #stonecircle
Imagination is our guide when picturing historical Sussex witches. As a county, there were just 15 people indicted for witchcraft between 1509 and 1690, with only one of these having been executed for their 'crime'.
#weirdweald #sussex #witchcraft
Gallows superstitions were rife in England when hanging was the primary method of execution. A healthcare industry sprang up, finding cures in the gibbet wood or the deceased's hand.
Although no cure, the most well-known of these is the Hand of Glory, granting it's bearer invisibilty. #weirdweald
"๐๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ" - The Curse of Cowdray
Cowdray Ruins at wintertime
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#weirdweald #weirdsussex #haunted #ruins #cowdrayruins #midhurst #westsussex #ghost #paranormal #folklore #curseofcowdray #greylady #britishfolklore
Wรฆs hรฆl! Drinc hรฆl! Slumbering spirits awaken in Tarring during the annual wassail. Sompting Village Morris have held a revival of this pre-Christian tradition now for over 25 years.
#weirdweald #wassail #worthing #morrisdancing #mummers #folklore #somptingvillagemorris #sussex