Jedburgh, Mercat Cross, UK. 22nd Feb, 2018. Jed Hand Ba' The annual game of hand ba' takes place every year the Thursday after Fastern's E'en. The tradition derives from 1548 when a party of Scots recaptured Ferniehirst Castle, a mile south of Jedburgh and used an Englishman's head in a celebratory game after the battle. The ball is smuggled out, if possible, here its hidden in the sock. ( Credit: Rob Gray/Alamy Live News

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