While the summer solstice is commonly associated with something seemingly more spiritual, the rituals of Midsummer had more earthy connections.
Customs, Rituals and Traditions
Discover traditional folk customs, rituals and traditions on the Tradfolk.co website. From wassailing to Yule, and the arc of the year in-between.
The Salisbury Giant is a rare example of a processional giant from the late medieval period, commonly associated with midsummer celebrations.
Following on from his article about Penzance’s Midwinter festival - Montol - and the Christmastime mumming tradition called ‘guise dancing’, Tom Goskar turns his attentions to Midsummer and the Cornish festival of Golowan.
Walking bush, Jack in the Green, has a history dating back to the early 1800s. Here's how the character came into being.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the maypole tradition, but were too uncomfortable to ask.
A brief look at the custom known as Bringing in the May, the night before May Day, when nature ran riot.
As Boss Morris help to reignite the country's interest in traditional culture, we dig into the fRoots archive to see how these things are cyclical. Back in 1997, Colin Irwin celebrated a culture every bit as exotic as the most distant of World Music destinations.
...tell everyone about Stone Club! And if you're not sure what that is, dig into our interview with founder, Lally Macbeth.
St Agnes Day was traditionally a time when young women were able to bring about visions of their future lovers and husbands. Here's how...
Meet Douglas Kell, occasional Whittlesea Straw Bear and the latest director of the Straw Bear Festival, and find out what it means to be one of the UK's most-loved folk icons.
As Halwyn Folk release a new video exploring Old Christmas, we take a look at some of the commonly asked questions around Twelfth Night.
Tom Goskar, a born-again guise dancer in southwest Cornwall, explores the little-known Cornish tradition that is guise dancing.
