| has gloss | eng: The Dorset Ooser is the name of a horned mask that has been a part of folklore in the town of Dorchester, in the county of Dorset in southern England, for several centuries. The original mask disappeared in 1897, though a modern replica, made in 1975 by John Byfleet, is held in Dorchester County Museum, where it is taken out as a part of a procession of Morris dancers atop the Cerne Abbas giant on May Day and St George's Day, though some records indicate that in the 19th century it was paraded at Christmas instead. |
