Traditional annual Jack-in-the-Green festival procession on May Bank Holiday, West Hill, Hastings, England, GB, UK

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Hastings, East Sussex. The Hastings Jack-in-the-Green festival was revived by local group Mad Jacks Morris Dancers in 1983 and is now one of the biggest annual gatherings of Morris Dancers in the country. The Jack is “released” every year and is central to the festival. The main procession of the Jack takes place on the May Bank Holiday Monday through the streets of Hastings Old Town, starting from the Fishermen's Museum. The Jack is accompanied by Mad Jacks Morris, the Green Bogies, dancers, giants, musicians and various others. The procession ends on the West Hill where Jack is "slain" to "release the spirit of summer".

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: West Hill Hastings East Sussex England UK
Photo credit: © C.Clarke / Alamy / Afripics
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