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700-year-old UK pub tradition of fighting over LEATHER brought back to life

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Pubgoers have brought a 700-year-old tradition back to life by scrambling and fighting with rival villagers - over a piece of LEATHER.

The annual event sees a large scrum formed by competing teams who then push a 2ft leather tube – know as the hood - to one of four pubs to re-stoke the Medieval ritual of 'The Haxey Hood'.

The usually-violent event takes place on January 6 every year and traditionally sees participants representing pubs in Haxey, Lincs., and nearby Westwoodside battle it out to bring the hood home.

The hood then remains at the winning boozer until the following New Years' Eve as per tradition.

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