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Jack In The Green

Neil McCarthy visits Hasting's Jack In The Green

Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green takes place every early May Day weekend and sees a seven foot tall conical tower of leaves - The Jack - being processed through the old fishing quarters of the town before being led up to a steep hill overlooking the sea where it is slain to release the spirit of summer as the gathered, fervent, crowds take home leaves from him as symbols of luck and fertility. Neil McCarthy goes behind the scenes of one of the biggest celebrations of May Day in the United Kingdom

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27 minutes