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夏は屋外で派手なお祭り
夏になると、英国各地でさまざまな催しが開かれます。中でも有名なのはグラストンベリーのイベントで、奇妙な結婚式や、ロックの屋外コンサートなどで盛り上がります。今月からこのレポートを担当するリチャード・ペインさんにその魅力を紹介してもらいます。
Newly-Weds, Drunks and Oasis: Summer in U.K.
By Richard Payne
Nothing too unusual about that you might think. After all, even though marriage here in the U.K.may be in decline, thousands of couples are still "tying the knot" every day. But none will have done so in quite the same way as these two.
For they are saying "I do" in the middle of a field usually occupied by a herd of grazing cows and before a bunch of bemused on-lookers, who not only don't have an invitation, but are complete strangers to the pair.
Welcome to the summer festival, U.K.-style, where anything goes and usually does.
You must understand that this is a place like no other on these shores, where for a few hedonistic days at least, people dare to be different. It's as much about making a statement to your peers, or even yourself, as it is about enjoying the hundreds of hours of entertainment performed for the thousands of spectators who come from all over the world.
This scene was performed at Glastonbury 2000, Europe's largest open air festival which,
officially, lasts three days.
Our happy couple, Ritchie and Kat, steal the limelight for a few magical moments with their unique ceremony. Unique not only in its location, but also in that it is the first marriage presided over by one Reverend BA from the so-called "Church of the Sub-Genius," who explains the act, a blend of Paganism and his own religious doctrine. "It lasts for a year and a day and they renew their vows over the next three years," he explains in an official homepage of the festival. "After three years and three days, the marriage is eternal."
Despite the eccentricity of the ceremony, the marriage is, allegedly, legally binding.
"The stone circle (one of many alternatives to the open field) is too full of drunken idiotswhereas this is more peaceful," declares Ritchie. Quite.
The festival, situated on a 600 acre site in a beautiful part of Somerset in the southwest of England, attracts some 150,000 fans, all parting with nearly 100 ( 15,800) to see some of the biggest names in the world of music.
Traditionally the sanctuary of hippies, Britain's festivals now pull in people from all walks of life.
than days in the year, these events have something for everyone. Glastonbury, for example, has a Pyramid Stage, which was formerly a cowshed. There are also stages for jazz, dance and classical
music and even places for comedy shows and film.
"I wanted to pay off my mortgage and farm on a low-key, green-orientated basis," explains organizer and friend of the stars, Michael Eavis. "Then I would have been happy for evermore; but actually (I) lost so much money in 1970, my overdraft got worse."
But these days, festivals are big business and a year-round operation. Many are held for charities such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
While the stars who travel from the other side of the globe to perform are afforded as many comforts as possible, it's quite a different matter for the paying public, who sleep under canvas, in their cars or simply under the stars. For many, in fact, that's half the fun.
But where a free and easy atmosphere flows throughout the fans, the criminal fraternity
Stadium rock has no bigger draw than when the weather is warm and nights are long. One of the biggest events of this year has been the appearance of Oasis at Wembley Stadium. Some say it was a case of a band on its last legs (brothers and lead men Noel and Liam Gallagher are constantly fighting) playing a venue on its last legs (Wembley will be pulled down in October).
You have probably heard how Britain messed up its Millennium celebrations, but when it comes to festivals, in whatever shape or form, we know how to party!
Nothing too unusual about that you might think. After all, even though marriage here in the U.K.may be in decline, thousands of couples are still "tying the knot" every day. But none will have done so in quite the same way as these two.
For they are saying "I do" in the middle of a field usually occupied by a herd of grazing cows and before a bunch of bemused on-lookers, who not only don't have an invitation, but are complete strangers to the pair.
Welcome to the summer festival, U.K.-style, where anything goes and usually does.
You must understand that this is a place like no other on these shores, where for a few hedonistic days at least, people dare to be different. It's as much about making a statement to your peers, or even yourself, as it is about enjoying the hundreds of hours of entertainment performed for the thousands of spectators who come from all over the world.
This scene was performed at Glastonbury 2000, Europe's largest open air festival which,
officially, lasts three days.
Our happy couple, Ritchie and Kat, steal the limelight for a few magical moments with their unique ceremony. Unique not only in its location, but also in that it is the first marriage presided over by one Reverend BA from the so-called "Church of the Sub-Genius," who explains the act, a blend of Paganism and his own religious doctrine. "It lasts for a year and a day and they renew their vows over the next three years," he explains in an official homepage of the festival. "After three years and three days, the marriage is eternal."
Despite the eccentricity of the ceremony, the marriage is, allegedly, legally binding.
"The stone circle (one of many alternatives to the open field) is too full of drunken idiotswhereas this is more peaceful," declares Ritchie. Quite.
The festival, situated on a 600 acre site in a beautiful part of Somerset in the southwest of England, attracts some 150,000 fans, all parting with nearly 100 ( 15,800) to see some of the biggest names in the world of music.
Traditionally the sanctuary of hippies, Britain's festivals now pull in people from all walks of life.
The cross section of interests isn't surprising when you consider that with more attractions
than days in the year, these events have something for everyone. Glastonbury, for example, has a Pyramid Stage, which was formerly a cowshed. There are also stages for jazz, dance and classical
music and even places for comedy shows and film.
"I wanted to pay off my mortgage and farm on a low-key, green-orientated basis," explains organizer and friend of the stars, Michael Eavis. "Then I would have been happy for evermore; but actually (I) lost so much money in 1970, my overdraft got worse."
But these days, festivals are big business and a year-round operation. Many are held for charities such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
While the stars who travel from the other side of the globe to perform are afforded as many comforts as possible, it's quite a different matter for the paying public, who sleep under canvas, in their cars or simply under the stars. For many, in fact, that's half the fun.
But where a free and easy atmosphere flows throughout the fans, the criminal fraternity spots an easy killing; so much so that police officers patrol undercover among the people to catch the bad guys.
Stadium rock has no bigger draw than when the weather is warm and nights are long. One of the biggest events of this year has been the appearance of Oasis at Wembley Stadium. Some say it was a case of a band on its last legs (brothers and lead men Noel and Liam Gallagher are constantly fighting) playing a venue on its last legs (Wembley will be pulled down in October).
A world away from the feuding families and vast venues are The Proms, shows that send England back in time with the annual appreciation of classical music. The main event is still housed in London's Royal Albert Hall, but mini versions in the grounds of stately homes are held up and down the land, with audiences dressing up in dinner jackets and ball gowns.
You have probably heard how Britain messed up its Millennium celebrations, but when it comes to festivals, in whatever shape or form, we know how to party!
Shukan ST: Aug 18, 2000
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- Newly-weds
- 新婚カップル
- drunks
- 酔っぱらい
- Oasis
- 英人気ロックバンド名
- hand in hand
- 手をつないで
- clergyman
- 牧師
- wedding vows
- 新郎新婦の誓い
- (are)tying the knot
- 結婚する
- ""I do"
- 「誓います」(結婚の誓いの決まり文句)
- occupied byで占められている
- a herd of
- の群れ
- grazing
- 牧草を食べている
- a bunch of
- の一群
- bemused
- ぼんやりと見ている
- onlookers
- 見物人
- anything goes and usually does
- 何をしてもいいし、事実、何でも実行されてしまう
- like no other on these shores
- この国でほかにはないような
- hedonistic
- 快楽を思いきり楽しむ
- It's as much about as it is about
- するだけでなくするという意味がある
- making a statement to your peers
- 友達仲間に対して自分らしさを打ち出す
- spectators
- 観客
- Glastonbury
- グラストンベリー(イングランド南西部の町)
- open air
- 野外の
- steal the limelight
- 脚光を浴びる
- presided over by
- がとりおこなった
- one Reverend BA BA師という人物
- Church of the Sub-Genius
- アメリカに本部のあるパロディー風の宗教団体名
- Paganism
- 異教信仰
- religious doctrine
- 信仰教義
- eternal
- 永遠の
- eccentricity
- 奇妙さ
- allegedly
- という話だ
- (is)legally binding
- 法的拘束力がある
- stone circle
- ストーンサークル(環状に並べられた石の古代遺跡)
- alternatives
- 選択肢
- idiots
- ばか者
- Quite
- その通りだ
- sanctuary
- 聖域
- people from all walks of life
- あらゆる種類の人々
- cross section of interests
- あらゆる種類の興味
- cowshed
- 牛小屋
- pay off my mortgage
- ローンを払う
- on a low-key, geen-oriented basis
- つましく環境に優しいやり方で
- overdraft
- 当座借り越し
- year-round
- 年間を通じての
- globe
- 地球
- are afforded as many comforts as possible
- 可能な限り快適に過ごせるよう便宜を計ってもらえる
- canvas
- テント
- atmosphere
- 雰囲気
- criminal fraternity
- 犯罪界
- spots an easy killing
- 濡れ手に粟で儲ける機会を嗅ぎつける
- so much so
- その度合いがあまりひどいので
- has no bigger draw than when
- のとき一番大勢観客を引きつける
- on its last legs
- 解散寸前の
- venue
- 会場
- be pulled down
- 取り壊される
- feuding families
- けんかしている家族(Oasis のこと)
- vast
- 巨大な
- The Proms
- 夏にロイヤル・アルバートホールで行なわれるプロムナードコンサート
- Royal Albert Hall
- 1871年に解説された多目的ホール
- stately
- 荘厳な
- dinner jackets
- タキシード
- ball gowns
- 夜会用ドレス
- messed up
- 台無しにした
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