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MAY DAY
Forget morris men and maypole plaiting. Out in the West Country, May Day is still a raucous event involving several days of rutting and 'smutting', punch-ups and 'bootings', all fuelled by barrels of alcohol. |
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The rival ports of Padstow in Cornwall and Minehead in Somerset both claim to have the oldest hobby horse-or Obby Oss-traditions in the world. 'Minehead copied ours,' Padstonians will tell you, while their counterparts less than 100 miles up the coast argue to the contrary. Given that the celebrations take place at the same time, neither town knows what the other gets up to on May Day.But here, for the first time, they'll be able to see for themselves. And Padstonians, at least, aren't going to like it. |
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