Winchester Morris Men
Wednesday 20:45
The Brushmakers Arms
Winchester Morris Men will be performing traditional Morris dancing outside the pub.
Dates
May 29th 2024 at 20:45 - May 29th 2024 at 21:15
May 29th 2024 at 20:45 - May 29th 2024 at 21:15
Event details
Contact Information:bagman@winchester-morris-men.org.uk
Description
Winchester Morris Men came into existence on 11th March 1953 at the Eclipse Inn, The Square, Winchester; our dances and style of costume broadly reflect those seen in the Cotswolds during the nineteenth century.
The Morris Dance is one of the oldest continuing traditions of rural England, and in its origins, was thought by some to welcome the spring and to ensure the fertility of the year’s crops. Few dancers in the 21st century would seriously ascribe such reasons to their performance of the morris – they do it because they enjoy it, rather than for some mystical or pseudo-religious purpose.