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The Stone Tape is a 1972 British television horror drama film written by Nigel Kneale and directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Michael Bryant, Jane Asher, Michael Bates and Iain Cuthbertson. It was broadcast on BBC Two as a Christmas ghost story in 1972. Combining aspects of science fiction and horror, the story concerns a team of scientists who move into their new research facility, a renovated Victorian mansion that has a reputation for being haunted. The team investigate the phenomenon, trying to determine if the stones of the building are acting as a recording medium for past events (the "stone tape" of the play's title). However, their investigations serve only to unleash a darker, more malevolent force.

The Releasing of the Oss and the Sundown Procession at Montol on The Winter Solstice, Thursday 21st December 2023. The Montol Festival is an annual festival in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which has been held on 21 December each year since 2007. The festival is a revival or reinterpretation of many of the traditional Cornish midwinter customs & Christmas traditions formerly practiced in and around the Penzance area and common to much of Cornwall at one point. *video credit.....Lucas Nott

Flora Day - Saturday 6th May This old tradition dates back to around 1790 and not only is it locals who attend, but also visitors from all around the world. Those who have connections with Helston, or who once lived in the town, often revisit on this very special day. Performed in Meneage Street at about 9.30 in the morning. The performance illustrates the words of the song, Hal An Tow, and features Robin Hood, Spaniards, St Piran, St George and St Michael.

The Elf Spear......... They were loud, yes, loud, when they rode over the (burial) mound; they were fierce when they rode across the land. When they rode across the land When they rode over the mound Rode over the land Over... Out, little spear, if there is one here within Hlūde wǣran hȳ lā hlūde ðā hȳ ofer þone hlǣw ridan: The lyrics of the song are based on an Old English medical text from the 10th century, „Wið færstice”, surviving in the collection known now as Lacnunga in the British Library. According to Felix Grendon, whose collection of Anglo-Saxon charms appeared in the Journal of American Folklore in 1908, “the charm is intended to cure a sudden twinge or stitch, possibly rheumatism that can be due to being shot by witches, elves, and other spirits that fly through the air.”

How were our Stone Age ancestors capable of building gigantic structures like burial mounds and stone rings? An insight into the history of humankind. Around 12,000 years ago, humans underwent a transition from the mobile lifestyle of hunter-gatherers to the settled life of farmers. That epoch, the Stone Age, produced monumental building works. How did our ancestors live and build back then? Part 2 of this two-part documentary takes us to unique archaeological sites in Scotland, Brittany, Austria, Malta, Turkey and Jordan. The gigantic stone circles, temples and tombs from the Stone Age beg the question not only as to why this effort was made, but also of how, given the technical possibilities of the time, our ancestors were capable of building structures like the Barnenez burial mound or the stone ring of Orkney. How many people did they need to transport a 20-ton stone? A team led by experimental archaeologist Wolfgang Lobisser carries out a test with a wooden sledge and a two-ton stone block. The Neolithic seems to have been a fairly peaceful era; at least, no artifacts indicating military conflicts have been found so far. Raids and attacks that wiped out entire villages have only been confirmed for the later Bronze Age. But the foundations of many disputes were laid back then. In addition to cult objects, the Neolithic also saw the development of the first trading systems. "The people of the Neolithic were the first to become really dependent on material goods," says Marion Benz from the University of Freiburg, pointing to wafer-thin sandstone rings that researchers have found in large numbers in the Neolithic village of Ba'ja in Jordan. We need to know about prehistory in order to understand the present. Population explosion, consumerism and megacities are ultimately the heritage of the Neolithic period, when sedentary societies first appeared.

During the Stone Age, humans shifted from the nomadic lifestyle to the more settled life of farmers. A documentary on an important period of human history. Around 12,000 years ago, humans underwent a transition from nomads to settlers. That epoch, the Stone Age, produced monumental building works. Part 1 of this two-part documentary illuminates the cultural background of these structures and shows the difficulties Stone Age humans had to contend with. Until around 10,000 BC, humans lived as hunters and gatherers. Then an irreversible change began. Settlements formed. "For millions of years humans lived as foragers and suddenly their lives changed radically. This was far more radical than the start of the digital age or industrialization," says prehistorian Hermann Parzinger, president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. For a long time, scholars believed that a sedentary lifestyle was a prerequisite for constructing large buildings. Then archaeologist Klaus Schmidt discovered Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey, a 12,000-year-old complex of stone blocks weighing up to 20 tons. Its builders were still hunter- gatherers. They decorated the stone columns with ornate animal reliefs. How these structures were used and who was allowed access to them remains a mystery. But we now know that the site was abandoned and covered over once settlements took root. Human development continued its course. The discovery of agriculture and animal husbandry led to larger settlements, a changed diet and ultimately to dependence on material goods. This social upheaval in the late Neolithic period has influenced our lives up to the present day. But experts agree that the monuments of the Stone Age prove that humans have gigantomanic tendencies and a need to immortalize themselves.

Don't fall asleep......... Don't fall asleep world of my two eyes, Because the star of Anni Potus will be coming up! One of the stars is János Kostyál's star, One another star is Anni Pótus's star.

November......... Here we are now, Where none of us has been We were restless, The years are still hanging after us for a long time Everything that we have, that is what we are What we're waiting on, that is here Do you see the signs, Love and wrath Everything that remains Is an escape up ahead We set out too far off, Your heart breaks down every barrier What guides us now Is the abyss we found Here we are now, Where none of us has been We were restless, The years are still hanging after us for a long time The paths are getting steep, But even so, we still see Shadows are growing, The light shines (down) on us

Black Swan Border Morris dance, Cuckoo's Nest, Folk Weekend Oxford - 2023

Penzance's Montol Festival, held on Tuesday 21st December 2021, featuring the guild of the Egyptians and the 10 o'clock procession, the first time in full since 2019. The Montol Festival is an annual festival in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which has been held on 21 December each year since 2007. The festival is a revival or reinterpretation of many of the traditional Cornish midwinter customs & Christmas traditions formerly practiced in and around the Penzance area and common to much of Cornwall at one point. *video credit.....Lucas Nott

The 4 o'clock procession, 6 o'clock procession and the lighting of the bonfire at the Montol Festival in Penzance, held on Tuesday 21st December 2021 for the first time in full since 2019. The Montol Festival is an annual festival in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which has been held on 21 December each year since 2007. The festival is a revival or reinterpretation of many of the traditional Cornish midwinter customs & Christmas traditions formerly practiced in and around the Penzance area and common to much of Cornwall at one point. *video credit.....Lucas Nott

Flora Day - Wednesday 8th May 2019 This old tradition dates back to around 1790 and not only is it locals who attend, but also visitors from all around the world. Those who have connections with Helston, or who once lived in the town, often revisit on this very special day. Performed in Meneage Street at about 9.30 in the morning. The performance illustrates the words of the song, Hal An Tow, and features Robin Hood, Spaniards, St Piran, St George and St Michael.

Boggarts Breakfast Border Morris dance, Poaching, at The Brothers Arms Pub, Sheffield 23 May 2016 Boggart's Breakfast...... Beware the peakland spooklights, Beware the lights of blue Make sure your nighttime wanderings are not the death of you Don't turn aside, don't leave the track, for once you've spotted us, there's no going back Through bog and mire, through pool and pond, sunk in swamps and depths beyond O'er hill and crag, strange lights of blue Wild boggarts now will dance for you...

Ragged Oak Border Morris performing at Aelfgythe ,Wassail held on Saturday 5th February 2022 at the The Crown Inn and then The Weighbridge Inn Alvechurch. Dancing at the Crown Inn, a torchlight procession to The Weighbridge followed by the Wassail.

Boggarts Breakfast Border Morris dance, Hell's Bells, at the Grouse & Claret pub, Rowsley 28 07 15 Boggart's Breakfast...... Beware the peakland spooklights, Beware the lights of blue Make sure your nighttime wanderings are not the death of you Don't turn aside, don't leave the track, for once you've spotted us, there's no going back Through bog and mire, through pool and pond, sunk in swamps and depths beyond O'er hill and crag, strange lights of blue Wild boggarts now will dance for you...

The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk musical horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score. The plot centres on the visit of a police officer, Sergeant Neil Howie, to the isolated Scottish island of Summerisle in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practise a form of Celtic paganism.

Raggedstone Border Morris dancing, Brimfield - Hanley Castle, Worcestershire - 16 9 23

Raggedstone Border Morris dancing, Queen Of The Fairies - Ledbury - 23 3 24

Raggedstone Border Morris dancing,The Ghost of Hellens Manor - Ledbury - 23 3 24

Raggedstone Border Morris dancing, White Ladies Aston - Ledbury - 23 3 24

Erstwhile Border Morris dancing

Erstwhile Border Morris dancing

Erstwhile Border Morris dancing

Flora Day - Friday 7th May 2016. This old tradition dates back to around 1790 and not only is it locals who attend, but also visitors from all around the world. Those who have connections with Helston, or who once lived in the town, often revisit on this very special day. Performed in Meneage Street at about 9.30 in the morning. The performance illustrates the words of the song, Hal An Tow, and features Robin Hood, Spaniards, St Piran, St George and St Michael.

Flora Day - Friday 7th May 2016 This old tradition dates back to around 1790 and not only is it locals who attend, but also visitors from all around the world. Those who have connections with Helston, or who once lived in the town, often revisit on this very special day. Performed in Meneage Street at about 9.30 in the morning. The performance illustrates the words of the song, Hal An Tow, and features Robin Hood, Spaniards, St Piran, St George and St Michael.