The Cleaner Clootie Campaign was birthed to raise awareness and promote better, sustainable practices when interacting and worshipping at our sacred sites across Britain and Ireland. Teila Verch Dywenys is a traditional witch and founder of The Cleaner Clootie Campaign, set up in 2018 in response to the growing proliferation of plastic objects left as offerings at her nearest Henge at Knowlton Grange in Dorset. Witnessing first hand how this trend has proliferated widely outside the Pagan Community (fuelled by social media and a disconnection from the original practice of clootie hanging) her aim is to help realign the ancient tradition once more within its environmentally reverent origins by educating and by example ~ through the physical clearing of clootie impacted sites and by offering practical sustainable alternatives to plastic or permanent clooties. The campaign has put together The Clootie Code ~ an easy to follow guide to address the detrimental environmental issues associated with ‘clootie hanging’ and the leaving of non-biodegradable, permanent memorial or votive objects in situ in our natural landscape and at sacred circles, wells and ancient monuments. The Cleaner Clootie Campaign acknowledges that the practice of clootie hanging is an ancient folkloric tradition of these Isles, and does not ask for people to cease relating to the spirit of the land, but merely to change the manner in which they do so in order to keep our Mother Earth free from harm. By following these simple steps you can be a part of our collective community efforts to create lasting and sustainable changes to safeguard our shared sacred environment. We stand for the land. Together. 🌱 #clootie #clootiewell #clootietree #folklore #sympatheticmagic #folkmagic #britishcustomsandtraditions #traditionalwitch
Homer Sykes (born 1949) British Photographer, 1972 #homersykes #burryman #mummer #mummersparade #sworddance #allendaletarbarrels #hobbyhorse #britishcustomsandtraditions @homer.sykes @matthew___cowan @hortiventure
(C) Homer Sykes #HomerSykesOnceAYear #BurryMan, South Queensferry Lothian #Scotland 1971 20 x 16" #silvergelatin print £1100. Signed #HomerSykes exhibition #OnceAYear extended to 10th July due to popular demand! #lucybellgallery #fineartphotographyforsale #silvergelatin #britishcustomsandtraditions
(C)HomerSykes part of current exhibition #OnceAYear #britishcustomsandtraditions at the #lucybellgallery. This one: The John Knill Ceremony. St Ives, 1971. 20 x 16" #vintage #silvergelatinprint signed in verso £1500. #stives #stivescornwall Once every 5 years in St James's Day 10 girls dress in white and dance around the masoleum of #JohnKnill to the tune of "Old Hundreth" They each receive £5 for performing #fineartphotographyforsale #silvergelatinprint #vintagesilvergelatinprint
(C)HomerSykes part of current exhibition #OnceAYear #britishcustomsandtraditions at the #lucybellgallery. This one: Caking Night, Dungworth, Gloucestershire, 1974. 20 x 16" #silvergelatinprint printed 1990s. Signed in verso £1100. Caking night, 1st November or following Monday. Is held at the Royal Hotel, competitors arrive with their identity concealed. There is a children's competition and afterwards they go "caking" singing "caking, caking, copper,copper" and collecting money for a piece of parkin cake. #fineartphotography #fineartphotographyforsale
(C)HomerSykes part of current exhibition #OnceAYear #britishcustomsandtraditions at the #lucybellgallery. This one The Hobby Horse Man: Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire 12 x 10 " #vintagesilvergelatinprint printed by #HomerSykes signed in verso £950. Also available as modern collectors editioned silver gelatin print. £850 16 x 12" or £1100 20 x 16" print. #fineartphotographyforsale
Getting ready for #HomerSykes #booksigning on Monday 17th May 6-8pm and meet the artist. At #lucybellgallery 6 people in gallery at one time. Come down see the exhibition and day hello. #vintage prints and #silvergelatinprints also #forsale. Signed books £30. Or pre order via [email protected] #britishcustomsandtraditions #fineartphotographyforsale. We can post out
Today Fall begins 🍁🍄🍂 which means Tea Time again 🥧☕🧁 . . #englishteacherricky #teatime #welovetea #britishcustomsandtraditions #creamtea #englishfood #afternoonteatime #fall #autumn #autumnvibes #madcatzlearning #fablefireart
Thanks for the frutiful workshop! Workshop-British Customs and Traditions Lecturer - Sona Gulyan - YSU, Department of English Philology #newevent #workshop #britishcustomsandtraditions #selc
Workshop-British Customs and Traditions Lecturer - Sona Gulyan - YSU, Department of English Philology #newevent #workshop #britishcustomsandtraditions #selc
Workshop-British Customs and Traditions Lecturer - Sona Gulyan - YSU, Department of English Philology Date-29 August at 18:00-19:00 #newevent #workshop #britishcustomsandtraditions #selc