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English tradition of decorating wells
Well dressing, also known as well flowering, is a tradition practised in some parts of rural England in which wells, springs and other water sources (especially
Well_dressing
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up dressing or dressed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dressing commonly refers to the activity of putting on clothing. Dressing may also refer
Dressing
Village in Staffordshire, England
custom of Well dressing [citation needed]. A weekend fair accompanies the dressing of the well at which a local girl is crowned as the Well Dressing Queen
Endon
American salad dressing
Russian dressing is an American salad dressing consisting of mayonnaise and ketchup complemented with additional ingredients such as horseradish, pimentos
Russian_dressing
Village in Derbyshire, England
village to view its well dressings each year. Six wells (Children's Well, Coffin Well, Hall Well, Hands Well, Town Well and Yew Tree Well) are decorated during
Tissington
Natural spring water from the Malvern Hills
wells and spouts, and in organising events and well dressing ceremonies. According to research made by local historians, a tradition of well dressing
Malvern_water
Dressing like a different gender
Cross-dressing means wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender, such as men wearing women's clothes, or women
Cross-dressing
North American salad dressing and condiment
Thousand Island dressing is a creamy salad dressing and condiment made from a base of mayonnaise and usually ketchup or tomato purée and chopped pickles
Thousand_Island_dressing
Natural thermal spring at Buxton, Derbyshire
Prince Philip attended the St Ann's Well dressing during their visit to Buxton. Drinking water from St Ann's Well has been bottled for sale since the
St_Ann's_Well_(Buxton)
American salad dressing
In American cuisine, Italian dressing is a vinaigrette-type salad dressing that consists of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell
Italian_dressing
River in Lincolnshire, England
healing freshwater. The beck has long been the site of traditional well dressing ceremonies, which involved decorating the local spring to act as a "thanksgiving
Welton_Beck
Village in Derbyshire, England
is a designated conservation area, and the village holds an annual well dressing and Wakes Week celebration. It is best known for its Grade I listed
Tideswell
Market town in Derbyshire, England
sell a Bakewell Pudding of their own. The Peak District traditional well dressing takes place in June; colourful images made of petals embedded in clay
Bakewell
Village in Derbyshire, England
remains. The village has a sculpture trail and, in mid-July, there is a well dressing festival. Bamford has four public houses, the Derwent Hotel (now a self-catering
Bamford
Town in Derbyshire, England
marketplace. As well as the dressing of the wells, it includes a carnival procession and a funfair on the marketplace. Well dressing is an ancient custom
Buxton
Village in Derbyshire, England
the outskirts of the village on the road to Tideswell. Litton has a well dressing each summer. The display is set on a base of moist clay and the patterns
Litton,_Derbyshire
Town in Cumbria, England
once stood in the Skirsgill Auction Mart. Penrith has many wells. Traditional well-dressing ceremonies took place on days in May. Three miles south-east
Penrith,_Cumbria
Civil parish in Derbyshire, England
wider region has a centuries-old established well dressing ritual, a regular ceremony takes place at a well on Edlaston Lane and in Wyaston village. There
Edlaston_and_Wyaston
Salad dressing and dip
salad dressing, blue cheese dressing pairs well with a number of ingredients like chicken, turkey, garlic bread, and corn. It can be used as a dressing for
Blue_cheese_dressing
Well in Plemstall, Cheshire, England
overhanging the well was dressed periodically, and during the later 1990s archaeologists from Chester City Council led local children on a well-dressing walk on
St._Plegmund's_well
Village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
the Falklands War of 1982. Gee Cross is home to a recently instituted well dressing festival, which is an ancient custom in the Pennines. Another recent
Gee_Cross
Village in Derbyshire, England
Wormhill parish. The well in Wormhill is dedicated to Brindley. As part of the annual well dressing festival the Brindley well is decorated each year
Wormhill
Well or spring revered in a religious context
Nuragic holy well Sacred waters Water deity Well dressing Well of Wyrd Wishing well J. Harte, 'Holey Wells and other Holey Places', Living Spring Journal
Holy_well
Village in Derbyshire, England
apply to the right-of-way. A well dressing (a ceremony predating Christianity which now uses plant materials to decorate the well with – usually – Christian
Stoney_Middleton
Village in Derbyshire, England
These are no longer in active use, although are 'dressed' yearly in well dressing ceremonies. Although classed as being in the East Midlands, Hayfield
Hayfield,_Derbyshire
Village in Kent, England
/ 'Tis thine / To use it ill or well." In 2011, well dressing was introduced to the village and the 2014 well dressing commemorates World War I. The Women's
Kemsing
Furniture for personal grooming
vulgarity somewhere in the 19th century, the term dressing table (that was in use earlier as well) had quickly replaced the toilet in the US, while the
Dressing_table
Holy well or spring, usually with tree
"the holy well") with a brief explanation of the ritual Culloden, Scotland Sacred grove Well dressing Wilweorthunga Wish tree Nuragic holy well "'It's upset
Clootie_well
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
its course altered. The beck has long been the site of traditional well dressing ceremonies. This was a tradition that involved decorating a local spring
Welton,_Lincolnshire
British artist and author
well dressing has been part of the tradition in the Malvern area since the 12th and 13th centuries. In 2001, she began organising the well dressing campaign
Rose_Garrard
Village in Derbyshire, England
through the village. The well in the old part of the village is decorated every year as part of the custom of well dressing and there is a Children's
Tintwistle
Village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England
finally sold off in the 1950s to pay death duties. The tradition of well-dressing continues in Ashford as in many other villages in the Peak District
Ashford-in-the-Water
1980s women's business fashion style
Power dressing is a workplace fashion style that was popular among working women in the late 1970s and 1980s involving establishing their authority in
Power_dressing
Religion practised by ancient Celtic people
Retrieved 8 March 2021. "Well Dressing and Well Flowering Customs in England". Historic UK. Retrieved 8 March 2021. "Clootie Wells: The Celtic Wishing Trees"
Ancient_Celtic_religion
Village in Derbyshire, England
mountain rescue team, Edale Mountain Rescue. The village is known for its well dressing. Hope railway station lies on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield
Hope,_Derbyshire
Village in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire custom of well dressing is maintained in Holymoorside. The Well Dressing is on display in late August. As well as well dressing, nativity scenes
Holymoorside
Village in Derbyshire, England
organisations. There is an annual gala, scarecrow building competition and well dressing in July. On 1 April 2015, Hathersage and Outseats, the two parishes
Hathersage
Fountains — Ancient Origins, Beliefs and Superstitions surrounding Wells and Well Dressing ISBN 978-1-905795-01-7 Bruce Osborne & Cora Weaver: 1994, Aquae
St._Ann's_Well,_Malvern
Village in Derbyshire, England
Waterloo on the A6 road, closed in 2022. There is an annual well dressing focused on the "High Well", unusually lying above the village. Listed buildings in
Taddington
Village in Derbyshire, England
water", Eatta being a 7th-century Saxon leader. Etwall is famous for its well dressing festival every May. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with
Etwall
Village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England
last Sunday in August, coinciding with the (much older) Wakes Week and well dressing ceremonies. Some have questioned the details of the story of Eyam's
Eyam
Village in Derbyshire, England
the local school. Monyash also participates in the local custom of well dressing. It has a school, a pub (The Bull's Head), a church, a chapel and a
Monyash
Upland area in England
District & Derbyshire. Retrieved 23 January 2026. "More about Well Dressings". WellDressing.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 18
Peak_District
Civil parish in Derbyshire, England
visitors. The village holds an annual market held at the weekend of the well-dressing ceremony. The Limestone Way long distance walking route skirts the north
Middleton_and_Smerrill
1909 painting by Zinaida Serebriakova
At the Dressing-Table. Self-Portrait (Russian: За туалетом. Автопортрет) is a 1909 painting by Russian painter Zinaida Serebriakova. The painting is in
At_the_Dressing-Table
Town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, England
The weekend of W3 is followed by the Well Dressing Weekend, a traditional Derbyshire event in which the local well is decorated with large collages of
Whaley_Bridge
Green salad of romaine lettuce and croutons
The trademark brands Cardini's, Caesar Cardini's and Original Caesar Dressing are all claimed to date to February 1950, but were registered decades later
Caesar_salad
Civil parish in Derbyshire, England
September 2023. "Derbyshire well dressing". web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2023. "Tissington Hall Well Dressing May 9th - May 15th 2024 | Derbyshire
Tissington_and_Lea_Hall
Old English practice of fountain or well worship
King Edgar of England (939–946) in the tenth century. Clootie well Well dressing An English Heathenism glossary A description of the practice v t e v t
Wilweorthunga
Association football club in England
working-class supporters were not taken forward), at the same time as dressing rooms were built. A wooden stand was erected on one side of the pitch and
Buxton_F.C.
become dry, friable/powdery, brittle, and/or hard as it degrades. Leather dressing was a product intended to impart fats/oils into the leather and restore
Leather_dressing
Cross-dressing as a literary motif is well attested in older literature but is becoming increasingly popular in modern literature as well. It is often
Cross-dressing_in_literature
Water supply company in Derbyshire, England
2025). To mark the occasion the ancient Peak District tradition of well dressing was revived in the village. By 1926 the system was suffering from low
Youlgrave_Waterworks
Human settlement in England
the well dressing tradition where wells and springs are decorated with tableaux created by pressing flower petals into clay. The first Well Dressing festival
Mayfield,_Staffordshire
Christian hagiography, cross-dressing and miraculous sex changes are recurring motifs in medieval European legends and folktales, as well as in traditions from
Cross-dressing, gender identity, and sexuality of Joan of Arc
Cross-dressing,_gender_identity,_and_sexuality_of_Joan_of_Arc
Village in Derbyshire, England
community until 1931, when mains water finally came to the village. Well Dressing is a long held village tradition. At the top of Hillside stands Tower
Findern
Type of sandwich with meat and sauerkraut
comprising corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. The sandwich is traditionally
Reuben_sandwich
Parish church in Staffordshire, England
The well is still a popular site of pilgrimage for Anglicans and Catholics, traditionally decorated with flowers and greenery at a well-dressing ceremony
Church_of_St_Chad,_Lichfield
Village in Gloucestershire, England
structure on Wells Road, containing seven spouts forming a public water supply from the Seven Springs and is known for its well dressing. There is a Saxon
Bisley,_Gloucestershire
Village on the Isle of Wight, England
the infirm. The tradition of Well Dressing was started and now occurs annually at the site of the well. Each year the well is dressed and blessed by the
Whitwell,_Isle_of_Wight
Market town in Derbyshire, England
Wirksworth well dressing and carnival takes place in early June. This was adapted after the arrival of piped water, so that taps as well as wells are decorated
Wirksworth
Church
community events including concerts, art displays, and annual May Queen and well dressing festivals. The clergy is shared with the Parish of Chinley & Buxworth;
St_Matthew's_Church,_Hayfield
German Easter tradition
front of palace Fantaisie in Eckersdorf, district Bayreuth, Germany Well dressing Easter egg tree Gertraud Kellers. "Brauchtum rund um Ostern" (PDF) (in
Osterbrunnen
Fountains — Ancient Origins, Beliefs and Superstitions surrounding Wells and Well Dressing ISBN 1-905795-01-7 Bruce Osborne & Cora Weaver: 1994, Aquae Malvernensis
Holy_Well,_Malvern
1732 poem by Jonathan Swift
Lady's Dressing Room" is a poem written by Jonathan Swift first published in 1732. In the poem, Strephon sneaks into his sweetheart Celia's dressing room
The_Lady's_Dressing_Room
1995 British TV series or programme
Dressing for Breakfast is a Channel 4 sitcom which ran between 24 November 1995 and 27 February 1998 about two women, Louise (Beatie Edney) and Carla (Holly
Dressing_for_Breakfast
Public policy framework
towards a wellbeing economy: distinguishing genuine advances from 'window dressing'". Public Health Research & Practice. 33 (2). doi:10.17061/phrp3322309
Wellbeing_economy
Village in Derbyshire, England
House. Village wells are decorated with flowers in the Derbyshire well dressing tradition in late June / early July each year. Well dressings coincide with
Elmton
American actor and film director (born 1963)
Drew Carey Show (1997–2004) as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, as well as on four seasons of American Horror Story (2014–2019)
John_Carroll_Lynch
Rail trail in Derbyshire, England
including excursion traffic and specials, such as run during bad weather or well dressing specials. The route between Hartington and Parsley Hay survived until
Tissington_Trail
Salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta
components, e.g. in Detroit, beets, and in the Tampa Bay area, potato salad. Dressings containing various herbs and seasonings are frequently used in the U.S
Greek_salad
Village in Derbyshire, England
the increase in Bradwell's population. The village is known for its well dressing and holds a carnival each year, usually in August. Bradwell has a number
Bradwell,_Derbyshire
Village in Derbyshire, England
about 4 miles north-west of Chesterfield. The village holds an annual well dressing (on the second Wednesday after the first Sunday in August) and a carnival
Barlow,_Derbyshire
Village in Derbyshire, England
Southport to Hornsea. Gamesley is on the West section of the Trail, which is well signposted throughout the estate. A Roman Garden was established in 2006
Gamesley
Village in Staffordshire, England
houses now stand on the old car park. Each year, the village holds a Well dressing event on the May Bank Holiday. The tradition in the village only dates
Newborough,_Staffordshire
Prediction of risks to human health based on weather conditions
thousand deaths each winter. Prevention consists of keeping active, eating well, dressing up appropriately, especially hat, gloves and coat when outside and keeping
Health_forecasting
Spreading of fertilisers over farmland using aircraft
1963. Crop dusting was not adopted in New Zealand until after top dressing was well established. Initial interest in New Zealand concentrated on seed
Aerial_topdressing
Influential people who introduce new styles
Princess of Wales to a fundraising dinner at the Serpentine Gallery. Power dressing is a clothing style that enables women to establish their authority and
Fashion_icon
Church in Somerset, England
a well is fed from a spring that rises near the south western corner of the churchyard on Gentle Street . This is used as a site for well dressing each
Church of St John the Baptist, Frome
Church_of_St_John_the_Baptist,_Frome
Traditional Louisiana Creole rice dish
American South and referenced as "chicken and rice," "Cajun rice," or "rice dressing". The earliest versions of this dish trace back to the late 1700s in southern
Dirty_rice
Removal of organs from the gastrointestinal tract
processing also known as dressing. Land animals and birds are typically killed and bled before the dressing. The process of dressing includes the removal
Disembowelment
Garment that reduces the bulge of external genitalia
that they are much easier to remove and may be less irritating to skin, as well as less painful upon removal. Their ease of use may reduce the likelihood
Gaff_(clothing)
Japanese manga series
Koga, a young man who wakes up from a two-year coma to learn that cross-dressing has become very popular among men while he was unconscious, and that the
Crossdressing_Pandemic
Village in Derbyshire, England
Wardlow, so it is fitting that the village still celebrates with a well dressing each September. Wardlow Mires is a small hamlet with a single public
Wardlow,_Derbyshire
Civil parish in England
subsequently converted into the village hall. The Lady Well on Ladywell Lane has occasionally given a well dressing for church fundraising events. It is a regional
Headon_cum_Upton
Hamlet in Derbyshire, England
Dronfield (where the population is included). Until 2001 it held an annual well dressing in the grounds of Cowley Mission, a small chapel founded in 1888 and
Cowley,_Derbyshire
Gender identity differing from sex assigned at birth
should remember that cross-dressing did not emerge suddenly out of nowhere. Across Asia, there is a tradition of cross-dressing and other forms of transgender
Transgender
Surgical dressing
Inadine is an iodine-containing non-sticky surgical dressing consisting of a knitted viscose fabric with a polyethylene glycol base that contains and slowly
Inadine
Village in Staffordshire, England
local tradition of well dressing. This is an ancient festival which has its roots in pagan worship and involves blessing the local wells or springs on which
Brown_Edge
who engaged in cross-dressing in earlier centuries were lower-class women who would gain access to economic independence as well as freedom to travel
History_of_cross-dressing
Village in Worcestershire, England
Malvern including Dingle and several more. Hayslad Spout after a well dressing festival The nearest railway stations are Malvern Link (for the northern
West_Malvern
American singer and songwriter (born 1948)
his on-stage acrobatics. During live performances, Tyler is known for dressing in colorful, sometimes androgynous outfits and makeup with his trademark
Steven_Tyler
Cross-dressing and homosexuality events
Gay balls, cross-dressing balls, pansy balls, or drag balls were (depending on the place, time, and type) public or private balls that were celebrated
Cross-dressing_ball
Another pagan custom that formerly took place in the Forest of Lyme is well dressing. This practice, which is also associated with Derbyshire, is known to have
Forest_of_Lyme
Village in Derbyshire, England
mid-19th century, well dressings were held during "Wakes Week", which was always begun on the first Sunday after June 24. There were two wells, one opposite
Flagg,_Derbyshire
Components of a performance venue
only to performers and technicians, including the wings, crossover, and dressing rooms. Typically this refers to areas directly accessible from the stage
Parts_of_a_theatre
Sauce for fried food from Mississippi
blender or food processor and processed until well-combined. The sauce was originally served as a dressing on iceberg lettuce or as a topping for saltines
Comeback_sauce
Village in Derbyshire, England
The younger Thomas built Lomberdale Hall as his residence. An annual well dressing takes place in Middleton. Every summer the village hosts a musical festival
Middleton-by-Youlgreave
Online equivalent of in-store changing room
A virtual dressing room (also often referred to as virtual fitting room and virtual changing room although they do, on examination, perform different functions)
Virtual_dressing_room
Writer in the Peak District, England
Farm (1948) Pioneers of Fertility (1948) The Beauty and Mystery of Well Dressing (1949) Changing Valley (1950) Derbyshire (1950) Wild Acres (1951) Caves
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