The Wicker Man

[SuperHeroGirl]

hey, maybe some of you guys can help me..... My parents got me a shot glass ( i collect them but don't drink...hmmm ) for part of their christmas gift. On it was a little guy and it said "The Wicker Man, Belfast" on it. Belfast is in Ireland and theres some myth about him ( BBC madea movie ) but I cant find out about it...can anyone help me??

here he is!!!!

[Mithrea]

The Wicker Man was a ritual tool. Every year at harvest, people would tie bits of fabric or paper on him to represent their troubles and then run the wicker man out of town or burn him.

http://www.forestfaire.com/origins/traditions4.html

You should also be looking for "John Barleycorn." That should get you some more information.

[Xander67]

this is interesting :) THanky Mith :)

[SuperHeroGirl]

Thanks Mith! Heres what that site said about him....

"The village builds a wicker man! It's a huge figure made of sticks and twine, heavily garlanded with flowers. The villagers come to tie their wishes to him with twine; then he's carried into the fields and burned as a good luck charm for the growth of crops and the bounty of the coming harvest. (In the dim and ancient past, the wicker man may have imprisoned human and animal sacrifices to be roasted alive -- but that's a thousand years in the past: now, it's a merry good luck charm.) "

ooohhhh...when i get my camera to work, I'll take a picture of my shot glass!!!:D

[Mithrea]

Cool :)

[Silver_Alhena]

When I was in Somerset last year, there was a wicker woman! (Um.. put it this way, she was very well-endowed!)

[Stacy]

Thanks Mithrea :)

Now, anyone for a shot of Tequila from the Wicker Man shot-glass? :T

/jk

[SuperHeroGirl]

eeeeeeeeee! there will never be a drop of alcohol in my shot glass!! ick ick ICK!

[WtchyChick13]

Ok, no alcohol...

How's about cocoa??? :lol:

[Stacy]

*hands shot of cocoa to everyone*

*than sneeks out rum from the coat and pours some in her drink while noones looking*

Cocoa that is! Cheers! :D

[One Eyed]

I heard the film of the Wickerman is a great one but still have not gotten my hands on it.

[Theres]

it is a great film which i enjoy all the more each time i see it.
in fact i'm posting here now because we just finished watching it again.

the music is wonderful, and Christopher Lee did the whole thing for free. he loved the screenplay so much, but they were having a hard time financing it. so he agreed to forgo his percentage so they could get it made.
the Pagan backdrop is truly great, but some people have a hard time with the ending. not me though, i think it's one of the great cult-films of all time! but you have to view it as a horror film with a (legitimate) Pagan story, NOT as a Pagan film with a brutal ending.

what are you waiting for... go rent it now!!!

[IvyCeltress]

it is a great film which i enjoy all the more each time i see it.
in fact i'm posting here now because we just finished watching it again.

the music is wonderful, and Christopher Lee did the whole thing for free. he loved the screenplay so much, but they were having a hard time financing it. so he agreed to forgo his percentage so they could get it made.
the Pagan backdrop is truly great, but some people have a hard time with the ending. not me though, i think it's one of the great cult-films of all time! but you have to view it as a horror film with a (legitimate) Pagan story, NOT as a Pagan film with a brutal ending.

what are you waiting for... go rent it now!!!
It's a great movie, but I especially love the music. Unfortunately I've never been able to track down a copy of the soundtrack.

[Tess]

Oh yes it is a marvellous film, but you do have to watch it with the right mindset, as Greenman says. If you have trouble finding it you could try http://www.blackstar.co.uk/ - they can find pretty much any video for you given a little time.

Tess

[Theres]

a friend just burned me a copy of the soundtrack last week. it really is wonderful. 'The Landlord's Daughter' is great! :lol:

[Fire_Crotch132074]

Never seen The Wickerman. But I've heard the song The Wickerman by Iron Maiden... Damn good song :smoke:

[IvyCeltress]

a friend just burned me a copy of the soundtrack last week. it really is wonderful. 'The Landlord's Daughter' is great! :lol:


Oooh, I'm envious. I think my fave had the chorus of "Gently Johnny..."