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Thread #121077 Message #2641802
Posted By: manitas_at_work
27-May-09 - 07:34 AM
Thread Name: Short film from Doc Rowe's collections
Subject: RE: Short film from Doc Rowe's collections
I'm not sure if the 'new age posturing' referred to Hastings but Hastings doesn't have a Green Man Festival or Jamboree. There are green men, women and even dogs there but is' a Jack in the Green and is a concious revival of the 19th century sweeps' festivities. Of course many of the participants are new age romantics and I'm sure some of the organisers look askance at this but people are questioned on their belief systems when they join in and the organisers seem very keen to keep the festival open to the whole community even to the point of neo-pagans being allowed to store their processional ginat in the church overnight. There is even a link to the traditional Bank Holiday motorcycle rally with a greened up motorcycle being ridden in the procession.