Comments on: The Oldest Ceremony in the World https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/03/the-oldest-ceremony-in-the-world-2/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Stefan Carey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/03/the-oldest-ceremony-in-the-world-2/#comment-45497 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:27:23 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42516#comment-45497 What a wondrous spell woven for, and of, Spitalfields.

Life abounds, we capture some of its flickering in verse and image.

See, you have moved me to some lyricism after I stumbled on an article about your blog in the Guardian Weekly. This is first Spitalfieds blog entry I have read. Photos are lovely too.

Well done, thanks.

Stefan
Melbourne

]]> By: Robin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/03/the-oldest-ceremony-in-the-world-2/#comment-37952 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:36:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42516#comment-37952 You are so fortunate to live in a country drenched in tangible history,and tradition.I honesty think that I would never sleep;I would be on a constant brain whirl of where to explore next!
America is nice enough,but England definitely has better toys.

]]> By: Hugh https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/03/the-oldest-ceremony-in-the-world-2/#comment-25641 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:22:08 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42516#comment-25641 Wonderful pictures, back in the 1980’s I catered a New Years Eve party for the Yeoman Warders in their social club with my Potato Cart. To be in the Tower on the stroke of midnight as the year turned was a magical moment. We then had a baked potato fight!

]]> By: Holly https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/03/the-oldest-ceremony-in-the-world-2/#comment-25476 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:08:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42516#comment-25476 Thank you for the glimpse into these wonderful medieval traditions. It’s quite fascinating. The unbroken chain of hundreds of years of practice is truly remarkable.

]]> By: Margaret https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/09/03/the-oldest-ceremony-in-the-world-2/#comment-25440 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:42:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=42516#comment-25440 I lo’ve it that these old traditions are maintained. Just because they’re picuresque doesn’t mean that their symbolism isn’t also meaningful. In Ripon, the Watchman blows his horn in the Market Square at 9.00 p.m. every evening, as has been done nightly for over 1000 years, to assure the citizens they’re protected and safe during the hours of darkness. He knocks off duty after that in favour of the police these days, but still…..

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