Folklore: Castleton Garland Day

Subject: Folklore: Castleton Garland Day
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 10 Oct 18 - 07:42 AM

A new video about the Derbyshire village's Oak Day folk custom has been posted on Youtube.

Frank Parker - The Origins and Survival of the Castleton Garland Ceremony

It's about an hour long and is in three parts:


The Origins & Survival of the Castleton Garland Ceremony Pt1

The Origins & Survival of the Castleton Garland Ceremony Pt2

The Origins & Survival of the Castleton Garland Ceremony Pt3

Enjoy!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Castleton Garland Day
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 10 Oct 18 - 10:52 AM

Four miles down the road and I’ve never felt the urge to go!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Castleton Garland Day
From: GUEST,George
Date: 11 Oct 18 - 02:58 AM

Ray,

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to make such a profound contribution. It propels our knowledge of the custom to undreamt depths.

George