The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers performing the last dance of the day outside the Crown Public House in Abbots Bromley. The last dance takes place just before 8pm at The Dancers have been taking part all day starting at 8am. The centuries old tradition takes place on the first Monday of September.
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers performing the last dance of the day outside the Crown Public House in Abbots Bromley. The last dance takes place just before 8pm at The Dancers have been taking part all day starting at 8am. The centuries old tradition takes place on the first Monday of September. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is an English folk dance dating back to the Middle Ages. The dance takes place each year in Abbots Bromley, a village in Staffordshire, England. The modern version of the dance involves reindeer antlers, a hobby horse, Maid Marian, and a Fool. The Abbots Bromley horn dance is an English folk dance whose origins date back to the middle ages and is performed annually on Wakes Monday – which is the first Monday after 4 September. The tradition, which takes place in the Staffordshire village, is believed to be the oldest folk dance in Britain and some of the antlers have been carbon dated to be more than 1,000 years old.
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Location: Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, UK
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