Well dressing

[watervole]

My friend Selenak just posted some photos of Easter well-dressing in Germany.  The wells look lovely.

English well-dressing is mainly a Derbyshire tradition and isn't necessarily attached to Easter - Whistun is a popular date. 

I remember when I was in my teens I went walking in the Pennines and just happened by good fortune to hit a week when many villages were dressing their wells.  It's a lovely tradition and actively carried on today.

Comments

[keris]

One might call it "well dressed" *g*...

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

It is good that they still keep up this lovely tradition. I am sure there used to be something similar but it must be long forgotten where I live.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Most people down here look at me blankly when I talk about well dressings.