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  • Solstice ~ Burning the Clocks, 21 Dec

    I really miss the Winter Solstice celebration "Burning the Clocks" in Brighton: a festival of lanterns and costumes, with samba band playing, and dancers, loads of children ... and then a big bonfire on the beach.

    Sunday 21st Dec:
    The parade route will be: North Street, Ship Street, Bartholomews, East Street and Madeira Drive.
    For the best viewing position, go straight to Madeira Drive and watch the parade arrive at 7.15pm

    Please do not wait in New Road to watch the parade as this is our assembly zone ~ the event will finish at about 8pm. Please note all times are approximate.
    Burning The Clocks - Winter Solstice Parade - Home

    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

  • #2
    Looks brilliant TS!
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    • #3
      Stunning photo and amazing costumes. I haven't been to Brighton in ages - really like it there.
      I don't roll on Shabbos

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      • #4
        That looks fantastic- I've never heard of it before!

        Out of interst- tomorrow ids the shortest day...so are tonight AND tomorrow night the longest nights????
        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

        Location....Normandy France

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        • #5
          yep celebrations start tonight at dusk, and last till dawn on monday morning, we are looking forward to this weekend in our house, our 12 days starts tonight
          Vive Le Revolution!!!
          'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
          Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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          • #6
            Originally posted by BrideXIII View Post
            yep celebrations start tonight at dusk, and last till dawn on monday morning, we are looking forward to this weekend in our house, our 12 days starts tonight
            Does this mean we are going to get a few uninteligeable (is there such a word?) posts over the next 12 days then Bride?
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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            • #7
              quite possibly

              big night for us is tomorrow night though
              Last edited by BrideXIII; 20-12-2008, 04:07 PM.
              Vive Le Revolution!!!
              'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
              Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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              • #8
                there's a book about all the strange local festivities / customs / events etc in different towns and villages around britain - things like the cheese rolling, and the flaming barrels - anyone know what that book is??
                http://MeAndMyVeggies.blogspot.com

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Farmer_Gyles View Post
                  there's a book about all the strange local festivities / customs / events etc in different towns and villages around britain - things like the cheese rolling, and the flaming barrels - anyone know what that book is??
                  Don't know but I bet Derbyshire has a few chapters dedicated to it... My family have lived in little White Peak villages for years and the strange stories and customs still make my (already curly) hair curl.
                  I don't roll on Shabbos

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Farmer_Gyles View Post
                    there's a book about all the strange local festivities / customs / events etc in different towns and villages around britain - things like the cheese rolling, and the flaming barrels - anyone know what that book is??
                    are you thinking of Ronald Huttons 'stations of the sun' a history of the ritual year in britain?
                    Vive Le Revolution!!!
                    'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
                    Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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                    • #11
                      Try some of the stuff written by Ronald Hutton

                      Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain: Ronald Hutton: Amazon.co.uk: Books

                      Interesting article here too

                      At the Edge: Paganism in British Folk Customs
                      To see a world in a grain of sand
                      And a heaven in a wild flower

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                      • #12
                        cheers - not sure if thats the book i want - only had vague recollections and thought it might have been more of a tourist guide in diary format - this one looks like a long read, but still looks good ........
                        http://MeAndMyVeggies.blogspot.com

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Farmer_Gyles View Post
                          cheers - not sure if thats the book i want - only had vague recollections and thought it might have been more of a tourist guide in diary format - this one looks like a long read, but still looks good ........
                          it is very good, i am re-reading it at the moment plus he has another one called 'the rise and fall of merry England' the ritual year 1400 - 1700 which is good as well.
                          Vive Le Revolution!!!
                          'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
                          Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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