There are no rules other than ‘be nice’ at the 3 Wishes Fairy Festival in Glastonbury. Elizabeth McCafferty, who thought she didn’t believe in fairies, found herself sprinkled with a little of the magic dust
. It’s 11.45am and she’s just finished bathing me in a cacophony of twinkling sounds reminiscent of something Tinkerbell would appear to. I’m part of a group experiencing the gentle tap of metal pipes and tuning forks around our heads, while we sway and rock to the vibrations. Debbi, who has curly silver hair flowing down to her waist, looks like an ethereal goddess as she dances between us in a floor-length grey corseted dress.
“Everyone at this festival has a wish to believe in the energy and power of this amazing world and its creatures, everyone is acknowledging how lucky we are.” She hands me a shell with her email address written on it in Sharpie before continuing, “being a mermaid has helped me focus on what’s important, that living is a gift and we shouldn’t waste a moment, I share this because everyone deserves to know how magical they are.”River Jordan, who has been in the fairy community her whole life.
I inspect some elf ears and, before I know it, my own ears are soon replaced with pointed elf tips. “They suit you more than I’ve ever seen on anyone,” the stall-holder exclaims excitedly, thrusting a mirror into my hands. As I continue on my way an elderly lady drifts past and wisely smiles before saying, “You’ve acquired ears I see.” Other people greet me with smiles and compliments on my ears and encourage me to visit other stalls to build my elf character with more props and accessories.
By 11pm, my face is painted with witch-like symbols, my elf ears are pointing out of a fully beaded cowboy hat and I have two long neon pink and orange wool dreadlocks plaited into my hair. I’ve bopped to the beats of and danced with a green-horned troll. A German fairy has spun me round, giggling and flicking her hair before planting a labradorite ring on my finger and running away.
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