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The 'Obby 'Oss festival is a traditional event in Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK. The festival starts at midnight on May Eve when townspeople gather outside the Golden Lion Inn to sing the "Night Song." By morning, the town has been dressed with greenery and flowers placed around the maypole. The excitement begins with the appearance of one of the 'Obby 'Osses. Male dancers cavort through the town dressed as one of two 'Obby 'Osses, the "Old" and the "Blue Ribbon" 'Obby 'Osses; as the name suggests, they are stylised kinds of horses. Prodded on by acolytes known as "Teasers," each wears a mask and black frame-hung cape under which they try to catch young maidens as they pass through the town. Throughout the day, the two parades, led by the "MC" in his top hat and decorated stick, followed by a band of accordions and drums, then the 'Oss and the Teaser, with a host of people, the "Mayers" - all singing the "Morning Song."() - pass along the streets of the town. Finally, late in the evening, the two 'osses meet, at the maypole, before returning to their respective stables where the crowd sings of the 'Obby 'Oss death, until its resurrection the following May Eve. == Origins == The origins of the celebrations in Padstow are unknown. There is extensive documentary evidence of British community May Day celebrations in the 16th century and earlier,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.forteantimes.com/features/commentary/email/600/riding_a_cock_horse.html )〕 although the earliest mention of the ''Obby 'Oss'' at Padstow dates from 1803. An earlier hobby horse is mentioned in the Cornish language drama ''Beunans Meriasek'', a life of the Camborne saint, where it is associated with a troupe, or "companions." It has been speculated that such festivals have pre-Christian origins, such as in the Celtic festival of Beltane in the Celtic nations, and the Germanic celebrations during the Þrimilci-mōnaþ (literally ''Three-Milking Month'' or ''Month of Three Milkings'')〔''Caput XV: De mensibus Anglorum'' from ''De mensibus Anglorum''. Available online: () 〕 in England.〔http://englishheathenism.homestead.com/folkcustoms.html〕〔(BBC – Cornwall – About Cornwall – Obby Oss Day ) 〕 It has also been proposed that the worship of horse deities such as Epona was found in ancient Celtic societies such as the possibly related Mari Lwyd ('Grey Mare') traditions of South Wales. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「'Obby 'Oss festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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