Performance: Well dressing and procession – a new May ritual for Ashburton
Sunday May 3rd, 16:00, outside Ashburton Arts – FREE – All welcome – but please book tickets
Join the three River Spirits – Avon, Dart and Teign – and St Gudula, the patron saint of the blind, in celebration of the dawning of summer.
Gather greenery and flowers to adorn both yourself and St Gudula’s well, and join a joyful procession through the back streets of Ashburton, honouring the precious water that sustains all living things. At St Gudula’s Well, there will be a short well-dressing ceremony, before the parade returns, to the sound of music and drums, to Ashburton Arts Centre. This event is kindly being supported by the Dartmoor Preservation Association.
Event is free but please book tickets HERE so we have some idea of numbers.
Photos: St Gudula original photo by Paul Hermans – CC BY-SA 4.0, original photo Maypole by Bryan Ledgard