SD9828 : St George slays Bold Slasher - Heptonstall Pace Egg Play
near to Heptonstall, Calderdale, Great Britain

St George slays Bold Slasher - Heptonstall Pace Egg Play
The Pace Egg Play is acted out every Good Friday in Weavers Square, Heptonstall. The Heptonstall Players give the following description "Originally an adult rebirth ceremony for a good new season The Pace Egg Play is perhaps the world's oldest drama and can be traced back through English and European Mummers' plays to ancient Egypt and Syria. A mixture of a pagan rebirth ceremony with the later influences of Christianity and the Crusades." This account of the plays origins is disputed by some researchers who suggest it may be more recent in date. The Heptonstall version was revived in 1979. More information about the play and its origins: Link
- Grid Square
- SD9828, 94 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Phil Champion (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 21 March, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 27 May, 2008
- Category
- Village square (more nearby)
- Subject Location
-
OSGB36:
SD 986 281 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.9561N 2:1.3625W - Photographer Location
-
OSGB36:
SD 986 281 - View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
View this location:
KML (Google Earth),
Google Maps
,
OS Get-a-map™
,
OS Map Checksheet,
Geograph Map,
More Links for this image
![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif)
