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  • Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

    07/08/2007 9:48:26 PM PDT · by blam · 11 replies · 352+ views
    Abbots Bromley Horn Dance When:10 Sep 2007 (annual)Where:St Nicholas ChurchCost:Free Opening Hours:Starts 7.45am; dance continues from 8am-8pm The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is one of the oldest ritual dances still performed in England. Ostensibly held to commemorate the acquisition of hunting rights by the villagers of Abbots Bromley to the nearby Needwood Forest, the dance consists of six men carrying sets of reindeer horns around the surrounding villages. The horned men are accompanied on their travels by a hobby horse, a fool, a Robin-Hood figure (who carries a bow and arrow) and a Maid Marion. At 7.45am they turn up...