Catching a Wave by 4Tunz, Wairarapa Origins Festival 6 Feb 08

Ljinon, Robbie, David & Christine live at QEll Park Oval, Masterton, NZ, Waitangi Day, Feb.6, 2008, Wairarapa Origins Festival

Ljinon, Robbie, David & Christine as 4Tunz live at the Wairarapa Origins Festival, 6th Feb.2008, at the QEll Park Oval, Masterton, NZ, Waitangi Day.

Ljinon, Robbie, Christine & David live at QEll Park Oval, Masterton, Wairarapa Origins Festival, Waitangi Day, 6 Feb. 2008

Ljinon, Robbie, Christine & David live at QEll Park Oval, Masterton, Waitangi Day, 6 Feb. 2008, Wairarapa Origins Festival.

Ljinon and the band, Christine, David & Robbie live in QE ll Park Oval, Masterton, Waitangi Day, Wairarapa Origins Festival, 6 Feb. 08

Just a little tipple like... '4Tunz'

Having a laugh, and the want to share...

@Corvus

The Straw Bear festival was a centuries-old English tradition in Cambridgeshire until it was banned by police in the late 19th century. Resurrected in 1980, the event has men wearing straw suits and flirting outrageously with women. In the English city of Whittlesey, in Cambridgeshire, a curious custom happens every second Saturday in January. As the British are renowned for their love of dressing up for auspicious occasions, this event sees men donning straw. The true origins of this bizarre tradition are unknown but some believe it could be a Pagan tradition to do with the celebration of the harvest and fertility. The tradition was stopped at the end of the 19th century only to be revived in 1980 by the Whittlesea Society, and for the first time in 70 years, a 'Straw Bear' was seen on the streets accompanied by his attendant keeper, musicians and dancers. Various public houses were visited around the town as convenient places for the 'Bear' and dancers to perform in front of an audience. This year the festival celebrates its 29th Anniversary. The straw is fixed to a suitable garment, the head supported on a metal frame on the shoulders. This arrangement allows the costume to be removed when the bears make their way through the lengthy processional route. The person donning the costume adds approximately five stone (32 kg) to his weight. In addition to the British Straw bear and 'The Little Bear' there is also a Straw Bear from Germany the Walldurn Bear. Unlike their Br...

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