Grasmere Rushbearing

The maypole at the Rushbearing Festival, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria. Rushbearing is a traditional celebration associated with the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floor of the church. The Bearings are made from field rushes decorated with flowers.

Grasmere, Cumbria, England, UK

Created: July 14, 2018

Author: Joan Martin

Photograph keywords: ancient, celebration, church, Grasmere, procession, Rushbearing Festival, rushes, St Oswald's Church, traditional

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