The Crosh Cuirn: A Manx tradition for May Day Eve
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2017-04-27

On May Day eve (Oie Voaldyn) the evil spirits will be at their strongest in the Isle of Man.
So you might want to protect your home by making a "crosh cuirn" - a small cross made from twigs from a specific tree and sheep’s wool.
In this short video Julie Matthews shows us how it is done, and tells us something of where this unusual Manx tradition originates...

More about Oie Voaldyn and the Manx traditions of this time of year can be found here:
https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year_event_475492.html

Music is performed by King Chiaullee. It is a traditional Manx tune for Laa Boaldyn, "Ben Rien y Voaylgyn"

Film produced by Culture Vannin, 2017.
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