Dressing and blessing wells is an important tradition in many Derbyshire villages, originally started as a thanksgiving for the gift of water, especially in times of drought. Three dressings are erected close to wells in Monyash during the May bank holiday week. Wells Dressings depict inspiring scenes and are created from local materials such as flower petals, mosses and small stones, which are pressed into a clay base. The dressings, ranging from two feet high to four feet high, are painstakingly created over a period of days and nights by many villagers.

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