The 'Fool', who represents the boy who found the Hood but was too shy to return it to Lady de Mowbray. His face is marked with soot to represent the smoking of the fool: he has a straw fire lit underneath his plinth as he gives his speech (so it's not actually blackface).

It was this Fool's first Game and he'd been drinking for a solid 12 hours at this point!

#Haxey #HaxeyHood #England #EnglishTradition

Haxey village sign, commemorating the game. Featured is the Chief Boggin. The traditional song is also inscribed:

"Hoose agen hoose, toon agen toon. If you see a man in the street, knock im doon. But don't 'ot him."

"But don't (hurt) him" is a relatively modern addition, suggesting the game was more of a mass brawl at one point.

#Haxey #HaxeyHood #England #EnglishTradition

Some more pictures from yesterday's #HaxeyHood game.

1) Local children pose with the Lord of the Hood and the Hood itself.

At some point Lady de Mowbray's hood morphed into this 3ft leather cylinder, presumably to make something strong and durable enough to survive the 'game'. Feel quite proud to have gotten my hand on the Hood in the Sway!

#Haxey #HaxeyHood #England #EnglishTradition

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James Chatwin the ceremonial fool speaks to mark the start of the Haxey Hood game taking place for the first time since 2019 and dates back to the 14th century #haxeyhood
#traditions #englishtradition

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@mistyswoman

The love that dare not speak its name..... for having dogs rip small mammals apart whilst prancing about in silly clothes on horseback

At one time #cholera was an #englishTradition also

#tallyHo