Dancing the sun up on May Day at Hastings

People gathered on the Ladies Parlour on the West Hill at dawn this morning to welcome in the first of May.
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Local Morris dance sides Mad Jacks and Hannah’s Cat were out to dance the sun up and were joined by a crowd of around 50 local people.

They were treated to a beautiful sunrise as the sun emerged from behind the East Hill.

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The annual tradition is a precursor to the Jack in the Green celebrations which take place in Hastings over the bank holiday weekend.

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