Jubilee Well Dressing
This is the children’s well dressing in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire.
Well dressing is an ancient Peak District tradition, thought to have begun as a pagan festival to give thanks for a reliable water supply. Today many towns and villages display well dressings throughout the summer, this is one of three that we saw in Stoney Middleton. The image is made from petals, leaves, stones, shells - any natural materials pressed into wet clay set in a wooden frame.
HTT!
Jubilee Well Dressing
This is the children’s well dressing in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire.
Well dressing is an ancient Peak District tradition, thought to have begun as a pagan festival to give thanks for a reliable water supply. Today many towns and villages display well dressings throughout the summer, this is one of three that we saw in Stoney Middleton. The image is made from petals, leaves, stones, shells - any natural materials pressed into wet clay set in a wooden frame.
HTT!