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Attached: 1 image #WyrdWednesday #Celtic: `The harvest festival is called in Manx yn mheillea, or yn meailley, 'the harvest home,' "though," says Gill, "more strictly it is the name of the garland made of the last handful of corn which is shorn and formed into the shape of that which is borne by Ceres. This figure (https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/115338830834122239), dressed with ribbons, is carried before the reapers, and is called, together with the procession, yn meailley, or meilley, 'the reapers feast,' from meall." "Meall," he adds, "is the whole gang of reapers." This figure, somewhat obscurely described by Gill, was called yn moidyn, 'the maiden,' and was made of straw, decorated with ribbons and wild flowers. It was carried by the Queen of the Meailley, a girl elected from among the female workers, though usually the youngest of them, to the highest part of the field where it was placed and saluted with hearty cheers.` Source: https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/folklore/ch06.htm