Another #introduction, as our previous incarnation on EFDSS's trial folksocial.org migrated to BlueSky losing everything (OK, we'd only made a dozen posts). Our ancient annual #EastKent #folktradition of #hoodening involves visiting houses (mainly public houses, i.e. pubs!) the week before Christmas/Solstice with our #hoodenhorse, performing a short humorous play (written new each year) and a song or two (is #folkmusic right? it's often a parody of a recent pop song). Then we sing community carols and collect donations in our nosebag. For the last sixty years this has been for a local charity rather than ourselves. Everything you wanted to know about #hoodenhorses and #guising (and related #folkcustom or #folklore topics, e.g. #MariLwyd, #wassail) but never dared ask is - probably - contained in hoodening.org.uk, and the #OzaruBooks publications shown there. 🐴

Mastodon doesn't really do threads, but using the tag #folkbooks we'll try to fake it & suggest five folios for #folklore fans seeking last-minute gifts, focused on our East Kent tradition of #hoodening (with Amazon links for simplicity; good alternatives such as Bookshop.org and EuroBook can be found on the #OzaruBooks site at https://ozaru.net/ozarubooks/contact.html). Here goes... (click the hashtag)

Everything you wanted to know about the #EastKent #folk tradition of #hoodening and #hoodenhorses but never dared ask is - probably - contained in hoodening.org.uk, the #OzaruBooks publications shown there, the current exhibition at Maidstone Museum … and now @thefolklorepodcast podcast at http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-130.html - enjoy! #FolkloreThursday #folklore 🐴

A snapshot from a #Hoodening and #wassail day in Sandwich, #EastKent, with #Hoodeners from Deal and Canterbury, stags & modern Whitstable beasts (May Day, #hoodenhorse replicas, #MariLwyd). All of these are due to appear in an exhibition at #Maidstone Museum from February, and are featured in the linked #OzaruBooks publication out now.

Ciplun o ddiwrnod #Hoodening yn Sandwich, #DwyrainKent, gyda #Hoodeners o Deal a Chaergaint, hyddod a bwystfilod modern Whitstable (Mai Calan, replicas #hoodenhorse, Y Fari Lwyd). Mae'r rhain i gyd i fod i ymddangos mewn arddangosfa ym #Maidstone Museum o fis Chwefror, ac yn cael sylw yn y cyhoeddiad cysylltiedig #OzaruBooks sydd allan nawr.