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The Haxey Hood is a traditional event in the village of Haxey in North Lincolnshire, England, on the afternoon of 6 January, the Twelfth Day of Christmas. It's a kind of large rugby football scrum - the "sway" - which pushes a leather tube or "hood" to 1 of several pubs, where it remains until the following year's game.
There is a 'fool' who is dressed in tatters and wears a flowery hat. He makes a speech outside Haxey 'St Nicholas' church while being 'smoked' from a...
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