well-dressing

[wel-dres-ing]

noun

(in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.

Related formswell·dress·er, noun

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Historical Examples of well-dressing

This was their well-dressing when they went together to drink from some spring and to dance on the grass.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)
Anatole France
At the well-dressing the young men and maidens of Domremy went to the old beech-tree together.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)
Anatole France
The village of Tissington is noted for the maintenance of an old custom, that of “well-dressing.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2
Various
Jeanne, like all the other damsels of the countryside, took her part in the well-dressing.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)
Anatole France