Happy May Day! This is hand-pulled lino block print of the Jack-in-the-Green (or Jack o' the Green) an English folk tradition for May Day. Wearing a conical or pyramidal wicker or wooden frame covered in foliage so as to conceal the wearer, the Jack-in-the-Green leads a May Day procession, dancing often with musicians and other figures. 🧵1/2
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These are pictures I took at the Jack in the Green fest, held every Beltane in Hastings. These are from 13 years ago, when I lived in London. I particularly like this portrait of the inimitable Simon Costin of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall. This was a magical time and place, when I haunted folky events. It may never again be safe for me to be in crowds like this. I’m mourning that loss this Beltane. #Beltane#hastings#JackInTheGreen#Festivals#nostalgia#Pagan#MayDay#2010
Happy May Day! This is hand-pulled lino block print of the Jack-in-the-Green (or Jack o' the Green) an English folk tradition for May Day. Wearing a conical or pyramidal wicker or wooden frame covered in foliage so as to conceal the wearer, the Jack-in-the-Green leads a May Day procession, dancing often with musicians and other figures.