The Wren, King of all Birds: Pagan Tradition in the Isle of Man
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2016-12-20

Hunt the Wren is a Celtic tradition stretching back into Pagan times.
Fiona McArdle explains some of the history and some of the stories association with the tradition still practiced today on the Isle of Man, where people gather on the 26th of December to dance and sing the traditional song about a wren, "the king of all birds," who is caught in the bush and killed with sticks and stones. 

"We'll hunt the wren, says Robin to Bobbin;
We'll hunt the wren, says Richard to Robin.
We'll hunt the wren, says Jack of the Land;
We'll hunt the wren, says everyone."

For the sheet music for Hunt the Wren, please visit ManxMusic.com: http://manxmusic.com/learn_page_457493.html

Film produced by Culture Vannin, 2016.
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