THE GOLOWAN FESTIVAL (Gol-Jowan feast of St.John) is two weeks of fun and jollity every June which culminates in Mazey Day. Having never been we went on Saturday for Mazey Day. Penzance was full of the sound of live music at every corner, with people in fancy dress and fun things just happening everywhere.
The first music we encountered were The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists who were fast, racey and fun.
Then came the Procession. Here are a few of the participants. The Chinese drummers.
Stilt walkers - now this looks a challenge. Penzance is hilly and many streets are cobbled.
South American pan pipe players.
All the streets in the centre of Penzance were decorated like this and thronged with happy people.
The Golowan Band led the last procession of the day.
The serpent dance wends its way through the town from Market Jew Street right the way to the harbour and gets longer and longer as it processes along.
The end of the serpent dance at the harbour - take note of the gentleman wearing the black and yellow tartan Cornish Kilt
We were standing watching the gathering and I saw this bottle and paper placed in the little nook in the wall. I just wondered which weary reveller had put it here.
GOLOWAN FESTIVAL. MAZEY DAY.
SO MUCH GOOD HUMOUR AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS FANTASTIC.
WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR DEFINITELY.
7 comments:
Fast, racy and fun - like the sound of it!
What does 'Mazey' mean?
mountainear:Mazey means dazed and confused in the local cornish dialect which possibly is an excuse for the craziness of the behaviour on Saturday.
Looks like great fun.
looks like so much fun, great pics!
out here, looking forward to my first halifax pride parade.
welshcakes: it was!
benjibopper: It was so much fun. Halifax pride parade sounds as if it will be great fun, hope so.
Looks like everyone was having a wonderful time. :D
leslie:tThis day had a wonderful happy atmosphere.
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