Penny for a maybush!!!

recyclops

SO i bring this up in work and get alot of weird looks,

Basically a tradition of decorating a maybush and going door to door to collect money.

Did others do this or was i some kind of weird child :eek: seems nobody has heard of this

El Weirdo

*throws a weird look at the OP

sbsquarepants

Maybe if you shaved the maybush you'd get a bit more for it?;)

davet82

we done something similar to this in december with a tree but we got presents put underneath it

I don't think anyone is going to pay you to decorate your bush, sorry...

FatherLen

what the hell is a maybush?

Quazzie

FatherLen wrote: »

what the hell is a maybush?

http://www.ouririshheritage.org/page_id__168_path__.aspx

AnonoBoy

Is the new version something about a Fiscal Treaty because we had a lad calling around our house yesterday talking about that. We told him to feck off.

noddyone2

Decorating a maybush Whitethorn) is still done in some country areas. I think it goes back to pagan time. Never heard about the money collecting, though.

Anyone

Is this a vajazzle thread?

OldGoat

Assemble the mob and gather the witch burning utensils.

policarp

Another May tradition was to decorate an altar in the classroom with fresh flowers which the schoolchildren brought in.

podgemonster

My old primary school Principal said that May 1st used to known as Nettlesome day, where people would grab nettles and sting someone (siblings/friends) by swiping the nettle at them, usually back of the legs. I'm fairly certain that that tradition has died out.

Your is probably on the verge of it, i have never heard of it but it sounds similar to The Wren which still goes on down in West Cork and Kerry on St. Stephens Day. You decorate a holly bush, dirty your face and go from door to door. Singing "The Wren" is compulsory. Made 200 Punts one year!

davet82

podgemonster wrote: »

My old primary school Principal said that May 1st used to known as Nettlesome day, where people would grab nettles and sting someone (siblings/friends) by swiping the nettle at them, usually back of the legs. I'm fairly certain that that tradition has died out.

i think that tradition did die out after the people who practiced it went to prison for child abuse

davet82

noddyone2 wrote: »

Decorating a maybush Whitethorn) is still done in some country areas..

bleedin' cluchies

EmatoelDiablo

Is this in any way similar to vajazzling?

davet82

EmatoelDiablo wrote: »

Is this in any way similar to vajazzling?

yeah the post about using nettles is how you do it