Barley Queen Jen Mead blessing the field with the Rev Chris Sutton of All Saints Church, Alburgh, Norfolk in the hope of a good harvest. The ritual occurs around Rogation Sunday and can be traced to the Roman rite of Robogalia, when a dog was sacrificed to protect crops from disease.

Alburgh Barley Queen, Jen Mead blessing a field of the crop in the hope of a good harvest, watched by the Rev Chris Sutton