[youtube video_id=”6BrwSroSCvE&fs” width=”640″ height=”360″ ] Here is Sean Connery as the “Green Knight” in the film “The Sword of the Valiant.”    In the story of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,”  the Green Knight challenges a young Sir Gawain in a beheading game.  This game of life and death in the ancient Celtic poem/play is…

I cannot tell you how amazed and excited I was to see the trailer of Disney’s new film “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” on television yesterday.  The Green Man has come to a major motion picture…well, a Green Man of sorts.  I need to wait until the movie is released on August 15th, but…

Wonderful youtube.com!  Here is a video with Morris Dancers and Jack-in-the-Green on Beltane 2009: [youtube video_id=”XNB3VVSD6Ow&” width=”640″ height=”360″ ] As well as a lovely song about Jack: [youtube video_id=”8VMduKN7qgI&” width=”640″ height=”360″ ] Photo from: http://grumpyvegan.com/blog/2011/05/01/happy-may-day/

One of my interpretations of the Green Man. He’s available at: www.cafepress.com/outinthegarden “Old Sage” is coming soon.

Another guise of the Green Man is “Jack-in-the-Green.”  The Jack-in-the-Greens date back to the 16th and 17th centuries in Britain where elaborate garlanded men would lead May celebrations.  In recent times, Jack-in-the-Greens lead Morris Dancers in celebration and at Maypoles. Jack-in-the-Greens traditionally celebrate Spring and the Straw Bears, winter.  One of my favorite interpretations of Jack-in-the-Green…