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    In which town is an Easter tradition said to have been the result of a hare saving a woman from a bull by crossing its path? What exactly happens at this event?

    Question #56209. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 26 05 9:38 PM)


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    		In Hallaton in Leicestershire a woman was saved from a charging bull by a hare running across its path. She thanked the hare by killing it and making a hare pie which was given to the locals. Now the hare has been replaced by beef, but the pie is still given to the locals, indeed it is scattered over Hare-Pie Bank and the locals fight for it. Afterwards there is a football match between the two parishes of Hallaton and Melbourne using three small beer barrels as balls. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/conkers-and-ghosts/april.htm

    Mar 27 05, 2:35 AM
    gmackematix

    		Yay, SM. Here is a little more about it from a former participant with some pictures of the villages:
    http://www.angelfire.com/nb/offarex/HallatonBottleKicking2002/1index.htm

    Mar 27 05, 5:41 PM

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