The Inquisitr » gloucester cheese rolling http://www.inquisitr.com The Better Mix Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:56:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling – Broken limbs incoming http://www.inquisitr.com/24766/coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-dbp/ http://www.inquisitr.com/24766/coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-dbp/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 10:16:57 +0000 Dennis Bjørn Petersen http://www.inquisitr.com/?p=24766 Last Monday the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake was held near Gloucester, England. The cheese roller tradition is more than 200 years old, som even say it’s a pagan healing ritual. You have to be pretty healing to notice the healing powers of running down a steep hill. Traditionally the race is for the [...]

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]]> cooper's hill cheese-rollingLast Monday the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake was held near Gloucester, England. The cheese roller tradition is more than 200 years old, som even say it’s a pagan healing ritual. You have to be pretty healing to notice the healing powers of running down a steep hill.

Traditionally the race is for the local villagers, but now people from all over the world come to Gloucester to catch and win the 8 lb. Double Gloucester cheese.

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This tradition can’t be described in words. See the video below and check out the pictures of the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling.

*Warning* The video isn’t for the weak!

You can read more about the Gloucester Cheese Rolling on the official website.

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