Beard Liberation Front
1st May
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ALL SET FOR ‘TORIES OUT’ MAY DAY BEARD WAGGLE
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the ancient May Day tradition of Beard Waggling is being revived once again on Monday May 1st as, with the weather set reasonably fair in many areas, the hirsute will celebrate the coming of Spring by waggling their beards
The beard waggle, a traditional British May Day custom, involves shaking the beard vigorously from side to side and in doing so stimulating air currents that can cause objects to levitate slightly.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett, the Beard Waggle is one of the great May Day traditions but it went into decline with the rise of the safety razor. Now with a new culture of beards, the waggle is firmly back and is gaining in popularity each year. This year the message of the Waggle will be Tories Out as we aim to levitate the Tories out of Downing St with the force of air currents
Beard Liberation Front guide on how to train for May Day beard waggling
1] Ensure the beard is supple. This may be done by moistening is slightly with water or, if preferred, craft beer.
2] Choose a suitable location to waggle, preferably in the sun rather than the shade
3] Move the beard vigorously from side to side and then up and down while otherwise standing still. Repeat several times
4] While waggling the traditional chant is, Hail the Beard, Hail Spring
5] Alternatively beard wagglers may simply intone Tories Out, Tories Out
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