Robin Hood Festival

Globe Cafe organized a trip to Sherwood Forest for Robin Hood Festival. It's like 45 minutes drive from uni, an annual event that last for a week. Pretty cool, it's a normal park which they setup tents and booths, the staffs wear olden Britain clothes which adds to the flavor of Robin Hood era.

All sorts of English instruments demo, looks like DOTA secret shop:

There's this Major Oak Tree that lives for 1000 years old. The games and stalls are all around this area, which make it super crowded, but it's quite a nice atmosphere. Someone did an archery show at the oak tree, but his accuracy was so so...

Major Oak Tree and game stalls:

Other than that, there is circus arts and open air theater, a very festive setting. The circus group performs dances and simple acrobatics with live English traditional music. The theater tells the story of Robin Hood with kids from the audience as the actors (children in UK are really good).

Circus art and theater performances:

The highlights of the day are falconry and jousting performance. There were so many people gathered at this big field for the events. Falconry is where this bird tamer do tricks with falcons, vulture and owl. They made a whole drama of knight fights and Robin Hood story, but jousting alone is already a good show.

Falconry and Jousting:

"And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord"
-Ezekiel 38:23-

Knowing those legends are actually quite interesting, and see how people still celebrate it nowadays. Overall, it's a fun day out with some Globe Cafe members and I'm thankful for the nice weather, Amen.