Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found with steel chestnut

Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by sandworm101 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:13AM (#41847736)

Morriss dancing isnt a real thing. It is just something silly invented by the BBC as a self-deprecating joke, like Canadians street vendors selling fried beaver tails.

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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by mattmanser on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @05:35PM (#41853359)

I've been to this, it's great:

https://strawbear.org.uk/

It's a load of different morriss dancing troops dancing around the town with a parade with the lot of them. And there are a lot. Bloody freezing some years though!

Also, in the same vein, this weekend I think there's the annual Sea Shanty festival in my home town.

https://harwichshantyfestival.co.uk/

The videos are quite bad at conveying how great some of the groups are, especially sitting in a smallish pub with a pint listening to some amazing singers do sea shanties. Quite magical.

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