Minehead Hobby Horse (Obby Oss) festival
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The Minehead Hobby Horse (Obby Oss) festival is a traditional May Day celebration in Minehead, Somerset, featuring costumed “hobby horse” processions, music, and folk customs that date back centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minehead Hobby Horse (May Day tradition) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English folk custom
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May Day celebration ⓘ folk festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
local spectators
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tourists ⓘ |
| celebratedOnOrAround | May Day ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
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West Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
calendar custom
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ritual performance ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Minehead Hobby Horse
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Minehead Obby Oss NERFINISHED ⓘ Minehead Obby Oss festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElement |
accordion music
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collection of money from spectators ⓘ costumed performers ⓘ drumming ⓘ hobby horse procession ⓘ house-to-house visiting ⓘ musical accompaniment ⓘ parade of the Obby Oss ⓘ procession to the quay ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ street processions ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | local traditional custom ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
harbour area of Minehead
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streets of Minehead ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
Oss carrier
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collectors ⓘ followers ⓘ musicians ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | being one of the oldest surviving hobby horse traditions in England ⓘ |
| hasTemporalOrigin | at least several centuries ago ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minehead
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Somerset ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | May ⓘ |
| purpose |
community identity and continuity
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seasonal celebration of spring ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beltane traditions
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English Morris and folk customs ⓘ May Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Padstow Obby Oss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
hobby horse costume
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large circular skirt or frame ⓘ painted horse head ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Minehead Hobby Horse (May Day tradition)
subject surface form:
Minehead