The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is an English folk dance dating back to
the Middle Ages. The dance takes place each year in Abbots Bromley, a village in
Staffordshire, England. The modern version of the dance involves reindeer
antlers, a hobby horse, Maid Marian, and a Fool.
There are no recorded references to the horn dance prior to Robert Plot's
Natural History of Staffordshire, written in 1686. However, there is a record
of the hobby horse being used in Abbots Bromley as early as 1532, and it is
possible that the horn dance component of the custom was also present at that
time but not commented upon by the writer.
The Horn Dance attracts a large number of visitors to the village. As well as
the dance itself, Wakes Monday sees a fair on the village green; Morris dancing;
and numerous other attractions. The right to hold this fair was granted to
the village in 1221.
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