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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.
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
Photographed by G J North @ www.compass-photo.co.uk
After a very frustrating midsummer evening photography session I finally managed to salvage this from a bracketed exposure. At least I managed to create something!
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sanford Robbins
Scenic Design: Takeshi Kata
Costume Design: Martha Hally
Lighing Design: Thomas Hase
Sound Design: Fitz Patton
Photos by Paul Cerro
Pictured: the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Cloudy and rainy! Not the best possible light to take indoor pictures without flash. But it's the thought that counts.... So, have a nice midsummer time!
The midsummer wedding couple of 2009.
Mikael Callh and his bride to be, Ann-Louise Josefsson, and their children India and Vincent.
RM210608a
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.
An old Swedish tradition is that unmarried girls should before bedtime midsummer´s eve pick seven kinds of flowers and jump over seven roundpole fences and then sleep with the flowers under the pillow. During the night they will dream about the boys they will get married to.
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tell me why it is that midsummer is always colder than the days leading up to it - and the days after???
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
Our group of merry friends celebrated the fact that from now (then) on the days will be shorter and we'll actually have real nights soon(ish). In a way, I get really depressed about it even though it's the brightest day of the year with hardly any dark hours at all. However. Friends and amusements!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sanford Robbins
Scenic Design: Takeshi Kata
Costume Design: Martha Hally
Lighing Design: Thomas Hase
Sound Design: Fitz Patton
Photos by Paul Cerro
Pictured: the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
The Midsummer Chronophage was designed to sometimes stop or slow down to show everyone experiences time differently.
It was created by Dr John C Taylor, who is best known for inventing the safety switch that turns a kettle off when it boils.
Accurate time is shown once every five minutes through the light slits which replace traditional hands and numbers, with a light show being created in concentric circles as each minute passes.
The Chronophage - a grasshopper which chomps away time on top of the clock - was inspired by the work of the 18th century horologist John Harrison.
Scene from the Isadora Duncan Dance Company's retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Photo by Alyssa Romano
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see:
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sanford Robbins
Scenic Design: Takeshi Kata
Costume Design: Martha Hally
Lighing Design: Thomas Hase
Sound Design: Fitz Patton
Photos by Paul Cerro
Pictured: Erik Mathew
This image was taken on Saturday 20th June 2015 during the annual Chester Midsummer Watch Parade. For more information about one of Chester’s biggest and longest running cultural events see: