Green Man Gazatteer
My feeble attempts on a blog on the Green Man are clearly outshined by the fabulous and wonderful blog “The company of the Green Man”
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The Merry Month of May and Jack in the Green
Traditionally May has been a celebratory time for “Jack in the Green.” A “Jack o’ the Green’ epitomizes the Green Man…
Jack In The Green Videos
Wonderful youtube.com! Here is a video with Morris Dancers and Jack-in-the-Green on Beltane 2009: [youtube video_id=”XNB3VVSD6Ow&” width=”640″ height=”360″ ] As well as a lovely song about Jack: [youtube video_id=”8VMduKN7qgI&” width=”640″ height=”360″ ] Photo from: http://grumpyvegan.com/blog/2011/05/01/happy-may-day/
Jack in the Green
Another guise of the Green Man is “Jack-in-the-Green.” The Jack-in-the-Greens date back to the 16th and 17th centuries in Britain where elaborate garlanded men would lead May celebrations. In recent times, Jack-in-the-Greens lead Morris Dancers in celebration and at Maypoles. Jack-in-the-Greens traditionally celebrate Spring and the Straw Bears, winter. One of my favorite interpretations of Jack-in-the-Green…