Results for "folk custom"
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Jack in the Green
A May Day folk figure made of greenery, worn in English spring parades
🇦🇺 Australia · Custom, May
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Ukrainian wreathвінок
A flower crown worn by Ukrainian girls and young women for tradition and celebration
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Garland or wreath
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Castleton Garland Day
A flower-covered procession and maypole dance in Castleton, Derbyshire each May
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Custom, May
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Hıdırellez
Spring festival marking the meeting of Hızır and İlyas, celebrated on May 5–6
🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 more · Custom, May
Decoration
Martenitsaмартеница
Red and white yarn tokens worn to greet spring in Bulgaria and nearby countries
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 more · Custom, March
Decoration
DożynkiDożynki, Обжинки, Дажынкі, Dožínky, Òżniwinë
The Slavic harvest festival marked by wreaths of grain and flowers
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 more · Custom, Aug to Sep
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Jack in the Green: SiGarb, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Castleton Garland Day: Photographer: SiGarb, Public domain, source
- Hıdırellez: Правительство Республики Крым, CC BY 4.0, source
- Martenitsa: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dożynki: Unknown author, Public domain, source