Uppies versus downies
Feb 17, 2021
2 minutes
FOR most people in Britain, Shrove Tuesday is a time to whip up pancake batter and squeeze some lemons. In towns and villages from Cornwall to the Scottish Borders, however, its arrival sees shopkeepers board up their windows and citizens stuff their socks with cardboard. For Shrovetide is the day that the majority of Britain’s traditional mass ‘football’ matches take place, raucous, rough affairs that trace their origins.
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