What
do you think? Should a grown man be dancing around town dressed in a
boat-shaped wooden frame, mask, tall hat, ribbons, and a skirt made of brightly colored roundels? Oh,
and let us not forget the tail in the back of the boat frame!
And
should this guy really be chasing children?
This
colorful custom goes back to 1465...which means that Hobby Horses
have been darting and dancing in Minehead during Maytime for more than 500 years!
Celebrate...
Sometimes
people use the words hobby horse to mean stick horses. You can make a hobby horse for your favorite toddler or a whole bunch of them for your friends to decorate and customize.
Check
out my Pinterest boards of May
holidays and
May
birthdays.
Also
on this date:
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