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(gè)用植物圖片來(lái)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(gè)古老的習(xí)俗在德比郡各處都十分受歡迎，據(jù)說(shuō)起源于凱爾特人時(shí)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(lái)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(shù)葉、樹(shù)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(huì)舉行一個(gè)短暫的室外祈禱儀式，井裝飾會(huì)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(guó)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(shù)葉制作的美麗精致的圖畫是怎么做的？只有在一個(gè)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(jìn)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(dāng)井裝飾是在井邊進(jìn)行時(shí)，會(huì)受到當(dāng)?shù)啬翈煹馁n福。裝飾的時(shí)間大約需要一個(gè)星期左右，這要取決于天氣條件。這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)據(jù)說(shuō)是起源于異教徒時(shí)代，是一種感謝上帝賜予淡水的儀式。另外一些人認(rèn)為是羅馬人把這個(gè)風(fēng)俗帶到了英國(guó)，還有人認(rèn)為，這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)與瘟疫的頻繁暴發(fā)有關(guān)。