The 'Obby 'Oss festival (/ˈɒbi ˈɒs/) is a folk custom that takes place each 1st of May in Padstow, a coastal town in North Cornwall. It involves two separate...
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Obby may refer to: Hobby horses, as in the slang phrase "'obby 'oss" (e.g., 'Obby 'Oss festival) Obby Khan, Canadian football player Obby Kapita (died...
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Hobby horse (redirect from Obby-Oss)
traditional British hobby horses are probably those of the May Day 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow, Cornwall. They are made from a circular framework, tightly...
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Padstow (section 'Obby 'Oss festival)
its "'Obby 'Oss" festival. Although its origins are unclear, it most likely stems from an ancient fertility rite, perhaps the Celtic festival of Beltane...
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England, there are two extant hobby horse traditions—the Padstow 'Obby 'Oss festival and Minehead Hobby Horse—which take place not at Christmas time but...
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Golowan Festival The 5.00 pm serpent dance on Mazey Day [2] The Golowan Festival on Purely Penzance, including picture galleries Mazey Day, Obby Oss and fireworks...
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May Day (redirect from May festival)
Cornwall, and are being revived in St Ives and Penzance. A similar 'Obby 'Oss festival is also held in the Somerset town of Minehead, dating back to at least...
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Cornish hurling (category Festivals in Cornwall)
Columb Major have similar status in the Cornish calendar to the 'Obby 'Oss festival at Padstow and the Furry Dance at Helston in that all three are unique...
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Aa in Lerwick, Burning the Clocks in Brighton, 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow, Samhain Celtic festival (Halloween) at Derry, Horn Dance at Abbots Bromley...
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rider jumping A race with hobby horses in central Ystad in 2024. 'Obby 'Oss festival O. Buhociu, Le folklore roumain de printemps, 1957, p. 250 "hobby...
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Mummer's Day (category Festivals in Cornwall)
festivals of Cornish towns such as the 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow and the Golowan Festival which started in Penzance in 1991. The Montol Festival...
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Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake (category Cheese festivals)
Aa in Lerwick, Burning the Clocks in Brighton, 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow, Samhain Celtic festival (Halloween) at Derry, Horn Dance at Abbots Bromley...
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England, there are two extant hobby horse traditions—the Padstow 'Obby 'Oss festival and Minehead Hobby Horse—which take place not at Christmas time but...
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Irish people in Australia. The Kernewek Lowender is the largest Cornish festival in the world, held in the Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo towns on the Yorke...
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2004, Sturrock broke his neck after falling from a wall during the 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow, Cornwall. He was airlifted to the Derriford Hospital in...
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Druidry (modern) (section Festivals)
on that used in the 'Obby 'Oss festival of Padstow, Cornwall. Traditionally, modern Druids have observed eight spiritual festivals annually, which are...
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Piran's Day (5 March), Camborne's Trevithick Day (April), Padstow's 'Obby 'Oss festival (May), Helston's Flora Day (May), and at Cornish rugby matches. It...
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West Cornwall May Day celebrations (category Festivals in Cornwall)
there are a number of notable examples of this practice including the Obby Oss in Padstow and Furry Dance or Flora day in Helston. The celebrations are...
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English folk music (section Folk festivals)
were used for carols. Some community events survived, such as the 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow and the Furry Dance in Helston. Folk songs include 'Sweet...
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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (category Festivals in Staffordshire)
the Morris Ring. In 1951 they also performed the dance to celebrate the Festival of Britain. Ivon Hitchens' Mural, in the Kennedy Hall of Cecil Sharp House...
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England, there are two extant hobby horse traditions—the Padstow 'Obby 'Oss festival and Minehead Hobby Horse—which take place not at Christmas time but...
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England, there are two extant hobby horse traditions—the Padstow 'Obby 'Oss festival and Minehead Hobby Horse—which take place not at Christmas time but...
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Furry Dance (category Festivals in Cornwall)
in Echternach, Luxembourg. There are also similarities with the 'Obby 'Oss festival in Padstow, Cornwall, and with similar events in Minehead, Somerset...
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Camborne and the Montol Festival in Penzance. Other modern festivals include, Falmouth oyster festival, Newlyn fish festival, Lowender Peran in Perranporth...
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Mari Lwyd The Broad Old Tup Old Horse Easter and May Day Old Ball 'Obby 'Oss festival Minehead Hobby Horse Other Dorset Ooser Abbots Bromley Horn Dance...
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event prior to 2007. Since 2010, Pen Hood (the Montol Obby Oss) and Penglaz (the Golowan Obby Oss) appear later on, leading parades and revelling, with...
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Culture of Cornwall (section Festivals)
that can be carried. Padstow 'Obby 'Oss festival takes place on 1 May, the feast of Beltane to Celtic people. Golowan festival in Penzance, which was revived...
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Mari Lwyd The Broad Old Tup Old Horse Easter and May Day Old Ball 'Obby 'Oss festival Minehead Hobby Horse Other Dorset Ooser Abbots Bromley Horn Dance...
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Minehead Hobby Horse (category Festivals in Somerset)
The Padstow 'Obby 'Oss...
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Mari Lwyd The Broad Old Tup Old Horse Easter and May Day Old Ball 'Obby 'Oss festival Minehead Hobby Horse Other Dorset Ooser Abbots Bromley Horn Dance...
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