„In England the fall equinox period was devoted to harvest fairs marked by mummers’ parades in which mythological characters like Robin Hood and Maid Marion danced with animal archetypes like the Hobbyhorse.“
„As the syllable hob usually indicates a connection with the #Otherworld, the hobbyhorse is thought to derive from Celtic practice, perhaps related to the horse goddess Epona.“
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/MrPunchNFriends/status/1445832160380796929
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