Scarecrows are not actually used to scare crows, the clever birds don't fall for such tricks. In actuality the Scarecrow is actually a pagan idol used to reference a Fertility God or spirit. In Greece an early version was put up in honor of Priapus, in Germany they represented the spirit of the field and Frau Harke a Saxon Goddess was depicted as a scarecrow during Carnival. It has also been referenced as connected to gods like Wode, a Corn god. In Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore The Butzemann is a Scarecrow given the breath of life and protects the field, he is activated on Groundhog Day and retired on Halloween, lest his plant spirit be plucked by the Wild Hunt and a more mischievous Nature spirit enter the scarecrow body. There are also numerous festivals and traditions surrounding Scarecrows often corresponding to Harvest periods, a callback to ancient fertility rites.-TLK

A church donation in Somerset.

We have just reached 100 pictures for Harvest Festival! Thank you so much to everybody who has taken part so far.

To view our weekend of nationwide activism, please visit: https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/harvest_festival

Remembering PC Keith Blakelock, murdered on this day in 1985, whilst protecting firefighters, during The Broadwater Farm riot in Tottenham.

Keith was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for bravery.

Lest we Forget this brave man, killed in the line of duty

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