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Relations of the Green Man

Here are a few customs, discussed elsewhere, which seem related to the Green Man / Jack-in-the-Green ethos.

Garland Day in Castleton, Derbyshire, 1987

Preparing the 1966 Castleton Garland which is paraded around Castleton, Derbyshire each 29 May (The frame is made from wood, string, wire and an old bicycle wheel. Fully dressed with flowers it weighs over six stone, or about 40 kilos)

Castleton Garland being paraded around Castleton, Derbyshire, on 29 May 1966

Lowering the Garland over King’s head on Garland Day, Castleton, Derbyshire, England, 1996

‘Wodemen’ or ‘Green Men’ carried clubs and hurled squibs to clear the way for the Lord Mayor’s Procession in the 16th and 17th centuries (From ‘London’ Vol VI, edited by Charles Knight, 1844)

The Straw Bear in the streets of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, 1989

The Straw Bear in the streets of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, 1989

The Straw Bear on his rounds during the Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

The Wren Boys Parade on Boxing Day in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland

The Wren Boys Parade on Boxing Day in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland

The Burry Man and his attendants, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1982 (His family resemblance to Jack-in-the-Green surely cannot be denied)

The Burry Man of Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, poses ominously on his tour of the town in 1982

Covering the Burry Man in burrs in preparation for his tour of Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Burry Man, Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Burry Man who appears on the eve of the Ferry Fair every August in Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland