some consider england (england) to be a country of dry pedants, and others - eccentrics, and although the british themselves strongly disagree with one or the other, some of their traditions and entertainment have an excessively original character. the procession with barrels, of which the flame from burning tar breaks (flaming tar barrels), is one of such unusual amusements. every year in early november, it takes place in the town otteri, devon county (devon), and is very popular, despite the fact that it poses a grave danger to both participants and viewers. this tradition has been known since the 17th century, and it is associated either with the powder conspiracy, or with signals of the approach of the spanish armada, but most likely it dates back to the pre-christian period - the ancient rites of purification and scaring of dark forces.
no less antiquity blows from the traditional straw bear festival (straw bear festival), which is celebrated in whitles (whittlesea), cambridgeshire (cambridgeshire), from time immemorial. one of the villagers is dressed in straw clothes and the same cap, and he, with the company of dancers and clowns, wanders from house to house, making awkward gestures for food and drinks. thousands of people from all over the country and tourists who have chosen a winter holiday in england, dance and have fun with all their heart, despite the cold in january (the festival falls on arable monday (plow monday) - the first after the twelfth night (twelfth night). surprisingly, but the most ridiculous festivals they were invented relatively recently, in the last 50 years. take at least the tough guy competition or the “birdman of bognor” flights over the sea.
the race of tough guys is the overcoming of many kilometers of obstacles, including mud fields with low-stretched barbed wire, walls of fire and ice lakes. it was first organized in 1987 in perton (perton), staffordshire (staffordshire), and still has a smashing success, although each participant pre-signs a special agreement in which he recognizes all risks and dangers and frees the organizers from any claims and liability. bognor regis, the seaside resort of sussex (sussex), since the 70s organized competitions of self-made aircraft on the "human burden". participants scatter along the long pier and hover above the sea, trying to fly as far as possible and get a cash prize.
some consider england (england) to be a country of dry pedants, and others - eccentrics, and although the british themselves strongly disagree with one or the other, some of their traditions and entertainment have an excessively original character. the procession with barrels, of which the flame from burning tar breaks (flaming tar barrels), is one of such unusual amusements. every year in early november, it takes place in the town otteri, devon county (devon), and is very popular, despite the fact that it poses a grave danger to both participants and viewers. this tradition has been known since the 17th century, and it is associated either with the powder conspiracy, or with signals of the approach of the spanish armada, but most likely it dates back to the pre-christian period - the ancient rites of purification and scaring of dark forces.
no less antiquity blows from the traditional straw bear festival (straw bear festival), which is celebrated in whitles (whittlesea), cambridgeshire (cambridgeshire), from time immemorial. one of the villagers is dressed in straw clothes and the same cap, and he, with the company of dancers and clowns, wanders from house to house, making awkward gestures for food and drinks. thousands of people from all over the country and tourists who have chosen a winter holiday in england, dance and have fun with all their heart, despite the cold in january (the festival falls on arable monday (plow monday) - the first after the twelfth night (twelfth night). surprisingly, but the most ridiculous festivals they were invented relatively recently, in the last 50 years. take at least the tough guy competition or the “birdman of bognor” flights over the sea.
the race of tough guys is the overcoming of many kilometers of obstacles, including mud fields with low-stretched barbed wire, walls of fire and ice lakes. it was first organized in 1987 in perton (perton), staffordshire (staffordshire), and still has a smashing success, although each participant pre-signs a special agreement in which he recognizes all risks and dangers and frees the organizers from any claims and liability. bognor regis, the seaside resort of sussex (sussex), since the 70s organized competitions of self-made aircraft on the "human burden". participants scatter along the long pier and hover above the sea, trying to fly as far as possible and get a cash prize.