2008年10月27日月曜日

Corn Dolly



Modern corn dollies form based on traditional figures made of straw, previously connected with harvest customs of Europe. A corn dolly is made with the people of the district with one bundle of last wheat after finishing gain.
Some corn dollies were displayed in the church at the harvest festival, while some places had a tradition whereby the figure could be sent to make fun of a nearby farm which had not finished its harvest. Others often had a place of honor at the banquet table and they were hung up in farmhouse or barn until the following spring.
In England, materials are mainly wheat besides oats, rye and barley. In Ireland, they use rush.
Traditional corn dollies are named after counties or place names of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. For example, Cambridge shire Hand bell, Stafford Knot and Yorkshire Spiral or Drop Dolly. Other, there are corn dollies which are countryman's favors and other harvest designs. For example, Glory Braid, Harvest Cross and Harvest Wreath.
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