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BBC News
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Tutti Day tradition celebrated in Hungerford
Men and women, some in top hats and tails, have been handing out oranges in a town as part of a centuries-old Day, which is part of the Hocktide Festival, was traditionally a day when the "Tutti-men" would walk through Hungerford, in Berkshire, collecting rent from the years, the day - the second Tuesday after Easter - evolved into the Tutti men and also Tutti women collecting kisses in exchange for an orange tradition continues but residents no longer have to give the kiss in return if they do not wish to. The festival dates back to when John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, granted commoners grazing rights and permission to fish in the oranges are a reference to the town's support for William of Orange who became King William III after negotiating the terms of his reign at Hungerford's Bear Hotel in Lloyd, town constable and Manor of Hungerford, said: "It's quite a spectacle, we get people from all over, people come down from London, Portsmouth, just to see us do our stuff."I send the tithing men off from the town hall steps on their duty and they wander up and down with the orange man..."The trustees and constable are tasked to preserve the traditions for commoners rights. "It's absolutely imperative that this happens so that our wonderful common land and marsh land remains free for everyone to use." Connor, who played the role of a Tutti man this year, said: "We keep this ancient tradition alive, spo we go around all of the properties. "We are very gracious to accept a drink.. and a kiss from the lady of the house is also an acceptable payment."Nigel, who took on the role of the "orange man", said: "My role is to look after the tithing men and make sure they don't get too drunk when we visit the commoners properties. "As I'm the orange man, I carry around a large sack of oranges and one is handed to the lady of the house of each property that we visit." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Vatican's Apostolic Library set to host old and new art exhibitions to 'reflect diversity'
A new art space is opening in the Vatican with the aim of 'reflecting diversity'. The Vatican's Apostolic Library - home to ancient manuscripts and rare books - will now house contemporary art exhibits in a combination of old and new. Open to the general public from February, the inaugural exhibit, 'Tutti', is inspired by Pope Francis's 2020 appeals for environmental sustainability, greater human fraternity and a more just-socio economic order post-pandemic. Rome-based artist Pietro Ruffo, who works on themes of maps and migration, has turned one of the library's halls into a tropical forest. Another room plays host to an ancient map of the Nile that Ruffo has made a contemporary reworking of. Citing the need for new maps after COVID-19, Pope Francis said, "In this epochal change that the pandemic has accelerated, humanity needs new maps to discover the sense of fraternity, of friendship and the common good. "We need a new beauty, that isn't the usual reflection of power of some but a courageous mosaic of everyone's diversity." Related Live action Gunpowder Plot experience to launch at the Tower of London in 2022 French villagers mobilise to save their castle from Ukrainian owner who 'pretends to be dead' Rotterdam 'art storage' museum opens entire collection to public in 'world first' The exhibit is part of Pope Francis' vision of opening the Vatican up to the world. In this vein he has also opened the papal summer residence Castel Gandolfo as a museum to the public. The subject-matter of the new artwork is in line with the many high-profile interventions on social justice issues Pope Francis has made since he was elected in 2013. In October he co-signed a joint climate appeal with other faith leaders ahead of climate summit COP26 in Glasgow. This followed a speech earlier this year on global warming in which he stated 'creation is groaning'. The pontificate has also urged Catholics to get the COVID-19 vaccine and backed a waiver on intellectual property rights during the pandemic. The exhibit, which runs through Feb. 22, is open Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and provides visitors with a unique way to get into Vatican City that would otherwise be off-limits. Visitors must request admission in advance online, and the 15 euro admission fee includes the catalogue.
