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Hare Pie Scramble & Bottle Kicking

Submitted by Editor on March 30, 2010 – 1:56 pmNo Comment

There is no official website.
It takes place each Easter Monday with the Leicestershire villages of Hallaton and Medbourne.
Dating back at least 200 years, after a church service, the pie is cut and distributed. Then 3 barrels (called bottles) are fought over in a football type match where the goalposts are two opposing streams a mile apart. As many play as wish, including visitors, with the winning village being the first to get the barrels to the opposing stream!

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