BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 15:17:00
Across the uk, this is bbc news. bagpipe plays. there was a musical start to the well dressing celebrations in the east staffordshire village of newborough. this is an age—old tradition. it is a pagan tradition and it was to thank the gods, at the time, for the gift of water, so that the crops would grow and hence you get all this beautiful greenery around on the wells. and this is the main village well. all the designs are drawn on to clay boards and then natural materials are used to complete the pictures. all of the designs this year have a coronation theme. each involves hours of painsta...