Weve reached that time of year again when the darker evenings are drawing in and many of the Winter customs come to life, beginning with the Ottery Tar Barrels in the town of Ottery St Mary on November 5th, if you would like to watch this spectacle in the safety of your own home, then why not order our Blazing Barrels & Midwinter Masks DVD, where you can also witness another popular event in Shebbear, The one tonne lump of rock known as the Devils Stone (or Devils Boulder), which lies in the village square, is turned over by the village bellringers. The stone is a glacial erratic - not from a local rock formation. According to local tradition the stone needs to be turned over every year or a disaster will fall on the village - the last year it was not turned on 5 November was during the Second World War when such frivolity was frowned on, but after a few days of bad news someone flipped it over anyway. Supposedly the Devil dropped the stone while fighting with god, he lost the battle. Consequently the stone fell on top of him, flattening him under it. The folklore reasoning for the turning is that it takes a year for the Devil to dig down and up the other side of the rock, at which point it is flipped again, re-trapping him. To order your copy of this fascinating DVD, priced at £7.99 & £9.99 for USA, Europe & The Rest of the world, follow this link:- morrisdancersofengland.co.uk/wizzj.html
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:24:46 +0000
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