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Midsummer Watch Parade
The monk, Lucian, told of a Chester procession of clerics in the year 1195 and the annals mention a parade in 1397/8 but it was not until the mayorality of Richard Goodman who served from November 1498 until November 1499 (most modern writings place he Midsummer Watch in the year 1498 which is unproved) that the Wach on Midsummer Eve was first sett out and begonne. At every summer solstice, Cestrians would march through the streets carrying torches and wearing costumes during years when the famous Chester Mystery Plays were not performed.
(A similar practise was performed every midwinter - the Christmas Eve Watch was a candlelit procession which would go from the mayor's house to the Common Hall where the keys to the city gates would be given to the mayor who, in turn, entrusted them to the watchmen who would keep the city safe over the festive season.)
In 1564 the midsummer watch parade included: 4 gyants, 1 unikorne, 1 dromodarye, 1 luce, 1 camell, 1 dragon, 6 hobbyhorses and 16 naked boys.
On Sunday 19th June 2011 it was Chesters yearly "Midsummer Watch Parade".
Chester's Midsummer Watch is one of Britain's oldest festivals - a tradition reflecting 500 years of the city's history. They rely on the continued support and involvement of local people to keep this exciting Parade alive, as a major mid-summer spectacle. For more information about the parade see the web site here:
Taken as part of my 2011 photo project "a thousand different ways" - more information here:
It was a rainy midsummer but I managed to get this photoshoot of Samelia doing some midsummer magic and lighting a bonfire. Sun even started shining after 10pm which was nice.
Midsummer's Eve on June 23, it is daylight throughout the night in our part of Norway. The trolls do not like light and they hate the sun. In my old loghouse "Fritsvold" in the valley Gudbrandsdalen we were visited twice by the trolls. Our children were hiding and drew blanket over their heads even if they had heard in fairytales that the two-headed and ugly trolls are stupid and harmless creatures.
Location: Forset in West Gausdal outside the town of Lillehammer.
A true story submitted by Per A. Høyer / coltrain2011
Whoever comes to the Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, arrives bringing with them their own color and their own way of living life and when they return home they bring with them a bit 'of color from all the people they have met. We are not from Italy, or Spain, or Japan, neither from Israel, or America, or Europe, neither from Africa, or Brazil or Uruguay... We are a family ... Yesterday we mixed all our colors in a party the craziest ever seen. Balloons, fancy dresses, colorful cocktails, soap bubbles and of course many colors... your colours... our colors...
Chi viene all'Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo arriva portando con sé il proprio colore e il proprio modo di vivere la vita e quando torna a casa porta con sé un po' del colore di tutte le persone che ha incontrato. Noi non siamo italiani, né spagnoli, né giapponesi, né israeliani, né americani, né europei, né africani, né brasiliani, né uruguagi... Noi siamo una famiglia... Ieri abbiamo mescolato tutti i nostri colori in una festa che così pazzesca non si era mai vista. Palloncini, travestimenti, cocktail colorati, bolle di sapone e naturalmente tanti colori... i vostri colori... #ColorParty #ColorFest #MidsummerParty #VeryILMpeople #ILMconnectingPeople
Wonderful variety of midsummer colors and textures in bedding area near the Visitor Center at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. This was taken on a day out with all four grandchildren.
I'm still working to get back to normal after power surge about two weeks ago. Determined today that all external drives with photos on them, including backup drives, survived; AC power source for one is dead, but with new transformer, the drive works and photos are there -- big relief. Checking things, shopping for replacements for ruined items, insurance, etc., have occupied a good bit of time lately. I hope to get back on Flickr more regularly, soon,
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Whoever comes to the Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, arrives bringing with them their own color and their own way of living life and when they return home they bring with them a bit 'of color from all the people they have met. We are not from Italy, or Spain, or Japan, neither from Israel, or America, or Europe, neither from Africa, or Brazil or Uruguay... We are a family ... Yesterday we mixed all our colors in a party the craziest ever seen. Balloons, fancy dresses, colorful cocktails, soap bubbles and of course many colors... your colours... our colors...
Chi viene all'Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo arriva portando con sé il proprio colore e il proprio modo di vivere la vita e quando torna a casa porta con sé un po' del colore di tutte le persone che ha incontrato. Noi non siamo italiani, né spagnoli, né giapponesi, né israeliani, né americani, né europei, né africani, né brasiliani, né uruguagi... Noi siamo una famiglia... Ieri abbiamo mescolato tutti i nostri colori in una festa che così pazzesca non si era mai vista. Palloncini, travestimenti, cocktail colorati, bolle di sapone e naturalmente tanti colori... i vostri colori... #ColorParty #ColorFest #MidsummerParty #VeryILMpeople #ILMconnectingPeople
Just a few seconds of traditional Swedish folk dance. From the Midsummer celebrations in Tungelsta today.
Whoever comes to the Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, arrives bringing with them their own color and their own way of living life and when they return home they bring with them a bit 'of color from all the people they have met. We are not from Italy, or Spain, or Japan, neither from Israel, or America, or Europe, neither from Africa, or Brazil or Uruguay... We are a family ... Yesterday we mixed all our colors in a party the craziest ever seen. Balloons, fancy dresses, colorful cocktails, soap bubbles and of course many colors... your colours... our colors...
Chi viene all'Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo arriva portando con sé il proprio colore e il proprio modo di vivere la vita e quando torna a casa porta con sé un po' del colore di tutte le persone che ha incontrato. Noi non siamo italiani, né spagnoli, né giapponesi, né israeliani, né americani, né europei, né africani, né brasiliani, né uruguagi... Noi siamo una famiglia... Ieri abbiamo mescolato tutti i nostri colori in una festa che così pazzesca non si era mai vista. Palloncini, travestimenti, cocktail colorati, bolle di sapone e naturalmente tanti colori... i vostri colori... #ColorParty #ColorFest #MidsummerParty #VeryILMpeople #ILMconnectingPeople
Whoever comes to the Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, arrives bringing with them their own color and their own way of living life and when they return home they bring with them a bit 'of color from all the people they have met. We are not from Italy, or Spain, or Japan, neither from Israel, or America, or Europe, neither from Africa, or Brazil or Uruguay... We are a family ... Yesterday we mixed all our colors in a party the craziest ever seen. Balloons, fancy dresses, colorful cocktails, soap bubbles and of course many colors... your colours... our colors...
Chi viene all'Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo arriva portando con sé il proprio colore e il proprio modo di vivere la vita e quando torna a casa porta con sé un po' del colore di tutte le persone che ha incontrato. Noi non siamo italiani, né spagnoli, né giapponesi, né israeliani, né americani, né europei, né africani, né brasiliani, né uruguagi... Noi siamo una famiglia... Ieri abbiamo mescolato tutti i nostri colori in una festa che così pazzesca non si era mai vista. Palloncini, travestimenti, cocktail colorati, bolle di sapone e naturalmente tanti colori... i vostri colori... #ColorParty #ColorFest #MidsummerParty #VeryILMpeople #ILMconnectingPeople
The Sorunda Midsummer Pole is very different from a traditional Swedish Midsummer Pole. It is decorated with a few different symbols, including hollow eggs for good future fertility!. And also with Lily-of-the-valley leafs that are picked ten days before Midsummer. I visited the traditional celebrations at Prästgårdsparken today and took photos of the raising of the Midsummer Pole and of the traditional dancing.