Still basking in the bank holiday vibes and the smiles brought to our faces from all the revelry at the Jack in Green Festival in Hastings 🌿 . . . #weirdweald #hastings #jackinthegreen #sussex #sussexfolklore

Dare you climb the summit after the sun has made its retreat? Coming soon: a full witching hours report of our recent frozen night atop Chanctonbury. 👻
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#WeirdWeald #weirdsussex #chanctonbury #chanctonburyring #folklore #sussexfolklore #paranormal #paranormalinvestigation #haunted #ghost

Imagination is our guide when picturing historical Sussex witches. As a county, there were just 15 people indicted for witchcraft between 1509 and 1690, with only one of these having been executed for their 'crime'.
#weirdweald #sussex #witchcraft

Wæs hæl! Drinc hæl! Slumbering spirits awaken in Tarring during the annual wassail. Sompting Village Morris have held a revival of this pre-Christian tradition now for over 25 years.

#weirdweald #wassail #worthing #morrisdancing #mummers #folklore #somptingvillagemorris #sussex

Gallows superstitions were rife in England when hanging was the primary method of execution. A healthcare industry sprang up, finding cures in the gibbet wood or the deceased's hand.

Although no cure, the most well-known of these is the Hand of Glory, granting it's bearer invisibilty. #weirdweald

"𝘉𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥" - The Curse of Cowdray

Cowdray Ruins at wintertime
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#weirdweald #weirdsussex #haunted #ruins #cowdrayruins #midhurst #westsussex #ghost #paranormal #folklore #curseofcowdray #greylady #britishfolklore

We prepared to see a neo-pagan Sussex gem, but were disappointed - It appeared to be a commissioned bit of modern vanity. We could be wrong, but the multiple signs that we were being recorded made it feel otherwise. A statement piece, but not sure what it was trying to say.
#weirdweald #stonecircle