Today Monday the 7th of September 2020 I should be attending the wonderful Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in the English county of Staffordshire. Despite our hopes that with the easing of the Lockdown and noting that other events have now taken place, this year's dance is not going ahead for the very obvious safety reasons.
Although disappointing the decision not to dance publicly is the sensible one and means that the dance next year, will be something of a celebration. To mark the occasion and maintain some contrived continuity, I share below a series of blogs from previous visits and other related posts.
The Abbots Bromley
Horn Dance of Staffordshire
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-abbots-bromley-horn-dance-of.html
William Shakespeare
"As You Like It" Act IV Scene 2
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2012/10/william-shakespeare-as-you-like-it-act.html
MYTHIC SYMBOLISM
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2014/05/mythic-symbolism.html
The Khaki Dance:
Abbots Bromley Staffordshire England (Monday the 7th of September 2015)
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-khaki-dance-abbots-bromley.html
The Horn Dance of
Abbots Bromley 2016: a Personal Reflection by Suzanne Read - Breaca Aranwen the
Maid of the Hearth of Albion
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-horn-dance-of-abbots-bromley-2016.html
Abbots Bromley 2017
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2018/08/there-is-small-and-picturesquevillage.html
THE WILD HUNT BY SHANI OATES (EMPYREAN 2019)
https://chatteringmagpie-summonerofthehearth.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-wild-hunt-by-shani-oates-empyrean.html
