5/1/12 The Haxey Hood in the village of Haxey , North Lincolnshire.

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5/1/12 The Haxey Hood in the village of Haxey , North Lincolnshire. The Haxey Hood is a traditional event in at held on the afternoon of 6 January, the Twelfth Day of Christmas (though if this falls on a Sunday, it is held on 5 January). It is a kind of large rugby football scrum (called the "sway"), which pushes a leather tube (called the "hood") to 1 of 4 pubs, where it remains until the following year's game . The game lasts for hours .

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Location: Haxey UK
Photo credit: © Chris Bull / Alamy / Afripics
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