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When Scottish males 'come of age', they are welcomed into adulthood with a series of obscure and ancient customs. Each village has a festival once a year, where the young men can compete in a number of Scottish sports. These include sword dancing, haggis hunting, and the legendary 'chuck the
welly'. Only the very best of the contestants progress to the next level of competition, the 'Tossing of the Caber'. This ancient sport involves the pulling up of an entire tree with ones bare hands and 'tossing' it as hard as possible. At the end of the competition the biggest tosser wins, and in a ceremonic ritual, is crowned the village
'Reiver', a position which he will hold for one year, and which will involve many duties, usually involving the consumption of large quantities of Scottish whisky, and the spirtiual cleansing of town buildings, by urinating against them. |
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