For the impression of the British people, many people think that they are gentlemen, and their manners are very dignified, but if you know the British cheese rolling festival, you will know that they also have a very crazy side.
Cheese rolling originated in England, and it's actually a fun game. Contestants chase a giant cheese wheel rolling down a hill, and whoever catches it will eventually own the cheese.
Although it may seem strange, the festival has been going on for five hundred years and is said to date back to distant Roman times; But the true origin is unknown. Now it has evolved into an international event, attracting brave men from all over the world every year, and it is also a traditional British festival that can not be missed by children.
Every year at the end of May, the UK holds a crazy and exciting cheese rolling competition. The cheese rolling competition takes place at Copper's Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, and although the top prize is the cheese, cheese warriors are willing to break their arms and legs.
Of course, so far, very few people have been able to catch the cheese, everyone just madly rolling down the hill.
The inhabitants of Cooper's Hill seem strange. While ordinary people are content to admire the sheer cliffs of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, they are keen to gather once a year at the top of Cooper to chase a 3kg double Gloucestershire cheese, rolling and climbing 200 metres to the bottom of a 45-degree slope.
Every year thousands of people come to watch and cheer on match day. Dozens of "cheese warriors" show their skills, and local medical and emergency assistance agencies are also on standby.
The cheese rolling competition is divided into four groups. Because the slope is too steep and the speed of the downhill is very fast, many players have stumbled and "rolled" down the mountain like cheese, so many people have broken bones or bruises.
The first person to catch the cheese wins the cheese; The runner-up will receive five pounds and the third runner-up will take home three coins. By any standard, the prize is clearly not big enough.
Although it may seem strange, the festival has been going on for five hundred years and is said to date back to distant Roman times; But the true origin is unknown.
Now it has evolved into an international event, attracting brave men from all over the world every year. As for the locals, they have lived in the Cooper Mountains for generations, chasing sheep on this slope for centuries.
Participating in the Cheese Rolling festival, although the risk of injury, but is not only the embodiment of brave spirit, but also respect for the ancient tradition, of course, there is a rare indulgence and carnival, why not?
But perhaps for those who stumbled after the cheese, the reward might have been the mud, the blue here and there, and even a few broken bones.
Cheese warriors will be willing to break their arms and legs, even if the top prize is the cheese at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire on May 27. Of course, so far, very few people have been able to catch the cheese, everyone just madly rolling down the hill.
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