2013

TQ3280 : Twelfth Night procession passing the Market Porter

taken 14 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title starting with Twelfth Night in this square
Twelfth Night procession passing the Market Porter
Twelfth Night procession passing the Market Porter
The pub is as much a part of local history as the event in the foreground.
Bankside Twelfth Night events

January 6th is the Christian festival of Epiphany and the secular one of Twelfth Night: the traditional end of the Christmas festive season. In recent years, the various folk traditions associated with it have been recreated on the south bank of the Thames in London.

The focus is the Green Man, an ancient pagan symbol known by various names including Jack-in-the-Green or the Green Knight; the character may also lie behind the legend of Robin Hood. The boughs of evergreen trees in which he is dressed represent irrepressible life.

Detailed descriptions of parts of the ceremony taken from the website LinkExternal link


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TQ3280, 6906 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 January, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 12 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3256 8021 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.3170N 0:5.4847W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3258 8022
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