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Late August is:
Grasmere Sports This annual event in England’s Lake District began in the 1800s to
encourage Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, but it has since
expanded to include other traditional Lake District sports. The
wrestling competitors stand chest to chest and lock arms behind each
other’s back. The aim of this subtle form of combat is to throw the
opponent to the ground—a goal that many wrestlers struggle all day to
achieve while other events are going on elsewhere.
Fell running (a fell is a highland
plateau), another traditional sport, is an all-out race to the top of
the nearest mountain and back. Hound trailing, which reflects the Lake
District’s importance as a center for fox hunting, is done on foot with
packs of hounds who run across the fells after their prey.
Up until 1974, when Cumberland and Westmorland were combined to form
Cumbria County, competition between the two rival counties had been
fierce. From Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary |
Quotation of the Day
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Theodore Roosevelt "Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords." from Respectfully Quoted
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