Well dressing is the art of decorating (dressing) wells, springs or other water sources with pictures made of growing things.
水井裝飾節(jié)是一個用植物圖片來裝飾水井、泉水或者其他水源地的藝術(shù)節(jié)。

This ancient custom is popular all over Derbyshire and is thought to date back to the Celts or even earlier.
這個古老的習俗在德比郡各處都十分受歡迎，據(jù)說起源于凱爾特人時代，甚至更早。

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The wells are dressed with large framed panels decorated with elaborate mosaic-like pictures made of flower petals, seeds, grasses, leaves, tree bark, berries and moss.
水井用帶有邊框的大裝飾板來裝飾。裝飾板上有精美的類似鑲嵌的裝飾圖案，圖案包括花瓣、種子、草地、樹葉、樹皮、漿果和苔蘚。

Wooden trays are covered with clay, mixed with water and salt.
木質(zhì)托盤用混合著水和鹽的泥土覆蓋。

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Well-dressings are beautiful and delicate and take a lot of work to make, and yet they only last for a few days.
水井井裝飾十分漂亮精美，需要花大量心思，卻只能持續(xù)幾天而已。

After the well dressing is erected next to the well it is blessed in a short outdoor service.
井裝飾緊挨著水井豎立好后，會舉行一個短暫的室外祈禱儀式，井裝飾會受到賜福。

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Eyam, like many of the towns and villages, has several wells and a a short procession from well to well is carried out during the blessing of the wells.
就像其他城鎮(zhèn)和村莊一樣，伊瑪有幾口井。水井禱告儀式從一口井傳到另一口井。

The well dressing season spans from May through to late September.
水井裝飾季從五月延續(xù)到九月末。

水井裝飾節(jié)介紹：

英國的每年五月到九月，德比郡的小鎮(zhèn)和村莊陸續(xù)舉行神秘的水井裝飾節(jié)。那些只用植物花朵、漿果和樹葉制作的美麗精致的圖畫是怎么做的？只有在一個地方可以找到答案，那就是德比郡。井裝飾是一種拼接圖，將自然材料如花瓣、種子、葉子和漿果等安進帶有木框的粘土里。

木框的形狀因選擇主題的不同而有所差異——大多數(shù)是宗教性質(zhì)的主題，但最近增加了更多的現(xiàn)代主題。當井裝飾是在井邊進行時，會受到當?shù)啬翈煹馁n福。裝飾的時間大約需要一個星期左右，這要取決于天氣條件。這項活動據(jù)說是起源于異教徒時代，是一種感謝上帝賜予淡水的儀式。另外一些人認為是羅馬人把這個風俗帶到了英國，還有人認為，這項活動與瘟疫的頻繁暴發(fā)有關(guān)。