manx celtic music and dance

A traditional Manx dance associated with Candlemas (2 February).

The dance for four couples and an additional dancer was collected by Mona Douglas, who wrote that it was traditionally performed to process the lit candles to be blessed in church.

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  • Demonstration by Perree Bane (2008)

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From 'Rinkaghyn Vannin' (1986)

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