Unique puppet festival in the UK

The puppet festival is held in many parts of the world, but it is especially popular in the UK - a place to use scarecrows as a human being to protect trees since ancient times.

Scarecrow festival to protect trees in England

Scarecrow is usually made from straw, straw or wood but in medieval England, scarecrows are boys carrying with them a bag of gravel, waving their hands to chase the birds and crows whenever they intend to swoop down to the field .

However, in 1348, during the period of the plague , the British population halved, the farm owners did not find children to continue the task of chasing the birds. They devised a way to stuff straw into sacks, make faces by carving radishes or gourds then making upright puppets by plugging it into a tree. Until 1800, many new factories and mines opened, this work was handed over to children in neighboring areas.

Many people are startled with the puppets with hideous shapes

Today, hundreds of villages across the UK make ' emotionless ' scarecrows come alive when displaying eye-catching colors to attend the Scarecrow Festival - where local residents compete for scarecrow talent by whatever they have, such as pots, pans, stumps, broken furniture or discarded clothing.

The puppets are displayed around their houses and anyone can watch them. The festival usually takes place in the summer, from mid-May to July every year, but many towns still maintain the festival until August. The scarecrow festival is often likened to the second Halloween festival of the year for pretty animals. " freak".

Although traditional puppet festivals have been held for centuries, most of the puppet festivals in the UK are around 20 years old. These festivals often organize interesting activities for both adults and young people. small and tied to charity fundraising.

Some of these towns often host this unique festival: Kettlewell, Heather, Wray, Barton Mills, Flamstead, Bromyard . Let's admire the creative and interesting puppets at the compensatory festival look at Heather, England: