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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: SydneyRover on April 07, 2023, 12:14:38 am

Title: Will you be skipping on Friday?
Post by: SydneyRover on April 07, 2023, 12:14:38 am

''Good Friday skipping: English Heritage aims to jump-start neglected Easter tradition''

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/06/english-heritage-tradition-skipping-aeaster

Were older folk fitter in those days? Have a look at the second photo ............

more .....

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/easter/skipping-at-easter/

Title: Re: Will you be skipping on Friday?
Post by: Donnywolf on April 07, 2023, 06:30:24 am

Never heard of that tradition I have to confess

Lots of other (year round) games etc that seem to have been consigned to history too

Whip and Top probably one of them .

Title: Re: Will you be skipping on Friday?
Post by: tommy toes on April 07, 2023, 07:57:16 am

We've (Parish Council) bought a Maypole for the community centre.

Teachers at local school are practising traditional dances with the kids, so they'll be dancing round the maypole for Mayday and Kings coronation.


 

Title: Re: Will you be skipping on Friday?
Post by: Donnywolf on April 07, 2023, 09:40:46 am

Yes , another tradition last seen by me when aged 10 or 11

Quadrangle at Junior School and was fascinated by it

Title: Re: Will you be skipping on Friday?
Post by: tommy toes on April 07, 2023, 09:47:27 am

Aye should be good Wolfie.
Being a bit of a pagan wicca missen, I was hoping we could get a Wicker Man and burn a few sacrificial ******
Was turned down sadly.