Bollan Bane
- Item sets
- Traditions
Linked resources
- Name
- Bollan Bane
- Description
- Midsummer custom centred on mugwort (bollan bane), gathered and worn for protection. Part of the midsummer fires tradition — bonfires on the hilltops, the climb to South Barrule, the protective herbs. The tune 'Bollan Bane' is one of the distinctive Manx melodies.
- Date / Season
- Midsummer
- Type
- Custom / Calendar