Montol Festival, Task 1 Research

The Montol Festival is an annual heritage, arts and community festival in Penzance and lasts for a period of 9 days from the 14th to the 22nd December of each year. It is a gathering for the local community who want to celebrate and revive many of the Cornish Christmas time traditions that were formally practiced in and around Penzance. The event is mainly celebrated through traditional dances and carol singing but also features music and arts and crafts that are made in community workshops put together by the festival. These workshops are mainly dedicated to the making of lanterns which are used in a large lantern parade on 20 December in Penzance Town Centre.

This picture shows Penglaz the Penzance 'Obby 'Oss (Hobby Horse).