Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Tar Barrel - Ottery St. Mary


Each country has its own costumes and traditions, some you can recognize similarities elsewhere some you can not. This fair is held on the 5th of November each year in a small place called Ottery St. Mary. The history of when and why it started is somehow lost. All goes, matters only what lived on. In today’s days is all about burning barrels on local people's backs and a packed crowd eager to see them being run among the swirling mob. In a short sentence: a good laugh and a good fun!

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