Forwarded from Staffordshire Folklore
While the headline is correct; this article is a joke.
They call the Notting Hill Carnival a good example of folklore and try to tie the concept of English folklore to Wicca and (for some reason) Extinction rebellion.
The final irony though, is claiming "these customs are not nationalistic" while the thumbnail is the Abbots Bromley Horn dance, where the only people who can take part have to come from 2 ancestral Abbots Bromley families.
They call the Notting Hill Carnival a good example of folklore and try to tie the concept of English folklore to Wicca and (for some reason) Extinction rebellion.
The final irony though, is claiming "these customs are not nationalistic" while the thumbnail is the Abbots Bromley Horn dance, where the only people who can take part have to come from 2 ancestral Abbots Bromley families.
the Guardian
Cool as folk: why Britain’s young rebels are embracing ancient rites
Folklore customs dating back centuries are suddenly cool with a new generation keen to connect with the planet and defy the establishment