Mackerel Festival - 2006
Last updated: 04 September 2006
A festival honouring the mackerel and acknowledge its importance to the life of the town was held at Aberaeron on 2 September. A 19-foot replica of a mackerel was carried through the town by pall bearers before being blessed and set on fire as a final tribute. Click through these photos by Rhodri Jones, Ffion Lewis Jones, Nick Sawyer and Owen Raw Rees to see the mackerel's final journey back to the sea...
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Nigel Jones from Aberaeron
The festival was a marvellous spectacle from start to finish. The 'official' pall bearers and 'mackerel wailing widows'were joined by a large crowd as they paraded through the town. Great idea and a great day. Well done Meurig and all involved. A tradition has been born!
Pam from Alnwick
I just love Mackerel as do my kids and husband
We love this festival it gives us a chance to stock up and educates the kids.
Its great fun for all mackerel lovers!
Symons Jones
In about 1886 the fishermen of Aberaeron and New Quay caught over 1,000,000 mackerel each night for 2 days. They were sold for a farthing each and those left over were used on the fields as manure.
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