Is it some sort of camp perverse ritual ceremony?
2007-01-17 11:13:33 · 11 answers · asked by Thom Jo D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
See this link:
http://renaissance-faire.com/Renfaires/Entertainment/History-of-Morris-Dance.htm
2007-01-17 11:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I saw some scary morris dancers at a fair once, they painted their faces black and looked completely different to the twee image of morris dancers i had in my mind! Watching them, it seemed definitely to hearken back to ancient ritual ceremonies. I don't think there's much difference between watching morris dancing and watching any other ritual dance in another culture. Maybe it's just a british thing to slag off our own culture whilst paying lots of money to go round the world and see 'exotic' cultures.
2007-01-20 21:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by Nikita21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Morris Dancing is a fascinating and rewarding pastime whose origins are lost in the mystery of history.
Good News!MoMD (ministry of morris dancing) will be doing 'the cloggies' tour, promoting this fast-growing craze at a sleepy rural village near you!
Hard-core MD's are known to 'hey nonny' till dawn with the downt' trousers ferret technique
Boy George (80's) was a closet MD 'Do you really want to hurt me' was addressed to his ferret!
Finally the BBC will be launching its spetacular "Strictly Come Morris Dancing' series in Autumn.
All in all, an exciting year ahead for MD!
2007-01-17 13:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by troothskr 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It derives from British Leyland, a now defunct British car manufacturer. During the compulsory 6 hour tea breaks of the Morris factory, workers would entertain the shop stewards with displays of dancing, usually on the roof of a Morris Countryman , a famous wooden car, loved by everyone.
2007-01-17 11:28:14 · answer #4 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
its a fertility rite, the sticks or swords are a phallic symbol, hence its usually men who do the dances, the swords can also be crossed in many patterns as each pattern has a meaning.
my sticks stronger than yours...
rags are a 'new' thing the church introduced that. we like stick beaters not rag wavers! have a good watch next time there's some Morris men near you its brilliant.
2007-01-18 09:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by heathen_mum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morris Dancing is classic team dancing by utilising adult men in a rural custom. i think of Molly dancing is something to do with homosexuals. gay brothels was once referred to as Molly properties
2016-12-16 07:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its part of our English culture & its so sad to see people denigrate it.
If it was done 6000 miles away, people would pay £1000's to go & watch it performed and then they'd say... "wow its so amazing & traditional"
2007-01-18 09:03:21 · answer #7 · answered by andylefty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know mate. I agree it looks completely Fn stupid but .........errr.........I was gonna say something to try and defend it a bit but your right. Grown men acting like that in the 21st century...? Thats as suspect as the man in the grubby mac outside a primary school.
2007-01-17 11:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by Merovingian 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's actually display sword fighting from pre-Roman times. The sticks are the "swords".
2007-01-17 11:19:43 · answer #9 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't know but i wish they would bloody stop!!
Grown men prancing around with straw stuffed down there shins and bells on there ankles, more to the point where are these adverts for recruits???
2007-01-17 11:22:29 · answer #10 · answered by untanuta 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋