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Hoodening, also spelled hodening and oodening, is a folk custom found in Kent, a county in South East England. The tradition entails the use of a wooden hobby horse known as a hooden horse that is mou
Hoodeners in Deal, Kent, in 1909
Hoodeners in Deal, Kent, in 1909
Four Kentish hooden horses of 20th and 21st-century date, on temporary display at Maidstone Museum
Four Kentish hooden horses of 20th and 21st-century date, on temporary display at Maidstone Museum
"Satan," a hooden horse used by the St Nicholas at Wade with Sarre hoodeners; on display at the Maidstone Museum
"Satan," a hooden horse used by the St Nicholas at Wade with Sarre hoodeners; on display at the Maidstone Museum
The earliest surviving descriptions of hoodening claim that the hooden horse contained a horse's skull, akin to this modern example of the Mari Lwyd,
The earliest surviving descriptions of hoodening claim that the hooden horse contained a horse's skull, akin to this modern example of the Mari Lwyd, a Welsh hobby horse.
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In folklore, a hobby horse is a costumed character that features in some traditional seasonal customs, processions and similar observances around the world. In England, they are particularly associate
Hoodening
…also spelled hodening and oodening, is a folk custom found in Kent, a county in South East England. The tradition entails the use of a wooden hobby horse known as a hooden horse that is mounted on a pole and carried by a person hidden under a sackcloth. Originally, the tradition was restricted to the…
Painting of a hobby horse with Morris dancers beside the River Thames at Richmond, London; detail of Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c.
Painting of a hobby horse with Morris dancers beside the River Thames at Richmond, London; detail of Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c. 1620 (Fitzwilliam Museum, unknown artist)
The Old 'Oss capturing a young woman during the May Day festival at Padstow, Cornwall
The Old 'Oss capturing a young woman during the May Day festival at Padstow, Cornwall
Minehead Hobby Horse
Minehead Hobby Horse
Some modern dance sides have reinterpreted the hobby horse: this hooden horse is a zebra
Some modern dance sides have reinterpreted the hobby horse: this hooden horse is a zebra