English Traditions….
Cheese - Rolling Cheese-Rolling is an annual event that is celebrated on the last Monday of May , in Cooper's Hill near Gloucester's district, in England. Athough it is a traditional event of Brockworth’s, a small locality, it has gained international reputation.
From the highest part of the hill, a "Double Gloucester” cheese that weighs near four kilos is thrown. The competitors must run for the cheese, rolling down the hill. The first person who catches the cheese or the one who was more nearcatching it and it reaches the line of goal gains the cheese. The lucky winner gets to keep the cheese, and gets two ski season passes to Whistler Blackcomb. Rolling down is deceptively simple: an 11-pound wheel of cheese is rolled down a hill and everyone chases it, slipping, tripping and tumbling on the way down. The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England. It is traditionally by and for the people who live in the local village of Brockworth, but now people from all over the world take part. It is a "world-famous event", and indeed, in 2013, a 27-year-old American and a 39-year-old Japanese each won one of the four races. The cheese currently used in the event is a 7–9 lb. Double Gloucester, a hard cheese traditionally made in a wheel shape. Each is protected for the rolling by a wooden casing round the side and is decorated with ribbons at the start of the race.
The cheese
The Hill
English Traditions….
The rollers They throw several cheeses…
Clearly, after rolling down a hill after a cheese, some people finish with many pains since they break their back, or they break an arm... The falls, injuries and other accidents are very frequent.
The videos: https://youtu.be/dtvG9XDtjv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GdVnzDFyLg