Wednesday, May 6, 2009

May Day Morris Dancing

How can you resist men with bells on their knees? The Morris tradition is one that I have come to love living here in England. Sticks banging together to form percussion while old time music chimes in the back ground. Simple tunes, with rather simple folk dances to accompany them. Somehow, at this time before 6am, the mood was perfect to watch these men prance around with handkerchiefs in the middle of our village, on the road, with London commuters passing by. Smiles abound. Tradition prevalent.

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