Post by SidW on Dec 14, 2007 18:34:29 GMT -5
If any of you count Cornish people among your ancestors, or are just curious, you might be attracted by the following piece quoted from a resident's blog for Friday 14 December:
"Today is the start of Montol in Penzance and it will run until 22 December. Montol (or Mantol in Common Cornish) means "balance" and is also used for the Winter Solstice Festival. The festival has been revived this year, following the great success of the Golowan Mid-summer Festival in Penzance over recent years.
Many of the old solstice traditions will be revived, such as the appearance of Penglaz, the Winter Hobby Horse, the burning of The Mock (Yule Log) and Geese (Guise) dancers and players, performing traditional short folk plays such as St George and the Turkish Knight and Duffy and the Devil. This is the first celebration of Montol for over 100 years."
Ancient customs deserve to be recorded by ancient cameras. The blog, with a few pictures (not all that ancient), is at www.blogjam.name/blog.html
"Today is the start of Montol in Penzance and it will run until 22 December. Montol (or Mantol in Common Cornish) means "balance" and is also used for the Winter Solstice Festival. The festival has been revived this year, following the great success of the Golowan Mid-summer Festival in Penzance over recent years.
Many of the old solstice traditions will be revived, such as the appearance of Penglaz, the Winter Hobby Horse, the burning of The Mock (Yule Log) and Geese (Guise) dancers and players, performing traditional short folk plays such as St George and the Turkish Knight and Duffy and the Devil. This is the first celebration of Montol for over 100 years."
Ancient customs deserve to be recorded by ancient cameras. The blog, with a few pictures (not all that ancient), is at www.blogjam.name/blog.html