BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic!
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
BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic!
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
BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic! The dragon: As you know, Wales is a famous country of Celtic culture and traditions. Many Celtic fairy-stories remain there. One of them is the legend of the red dragon. I would like to share it with you. CARDIFF AND
When the Earth was born, there was a black dragon in the underground. It caused many misfortunes, for example, earthquakes, land-slides, and so on. And then, the red dragon appeared as the God of Water. Both dragons got into a battle. After a long time fighting, the red dragon won and the earth seemed to become peaceful. From this story, the red dragon became the symbol of Wales. For example, the red dragon is in the national flag, and the national rugby team of Wales is called the “¨Red Dragon¨. In the end, Welsh people are seen as having "dragon hearts¨. So we can find that one tradition had great influence on the Welsh nation. What an amazing story, I think!
BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic!
• Who is Nessie? Nessie is a big creature that lives in the Loch Ness in Scotland. The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptic animal that reputedly inhabits Loch Ness, a lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next, with most describing it as “large”. Popular interest and belief in the creature's existence has varied since it was first brought to the world's attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with minimal and much-disputed photographic material and sonar readings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBM6f4zxa0 Here is the original photo of Nessie.
BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic!
• The theory Many nessie-maniacs think that Nessie is a dinosaur (a plesiosaurus).
Another theory: some people think that Nessie was an elephant
swimming!
AND IRISH SPORT
CAMOIGE
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Irish: camógaíocht
Camoige was invented in Ireland in 1990 and it is a typical Celtic sport. It is similar to Hurling but played by girls. The ball is smaller than the hurling-ball and players are allowed to make body-contact like they are in Hurling.
BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic!
Players in Camoige are allowed to hit an opponent´s stick or hurley.
RULES (SOME OF THEM) • Goalkeepers wear the same colours as outfield players • Camoige players can hand-pass a score • A Camoige game lasts 60 minutes,with 2 parts of 30 minutes • Camoige players must wear skirts or shorts and a helmet Explanations are not enoUgh? • THEN Watch more here: https://youtu.be/9nbJCmoGz8w
BRITISH Traditions…. Quite Celtic!
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