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Burning Bartle

One of England's most singular calendar customs, this centuries-old West Witton rite sees a chanting crowd carry a glowing-eyed effigy of 'Bartle' through the village at nightfall before stabbing and burning him on the hillside above Wensleydale.

Annual, Saturday nearest St Bartholomew's Day (24 August)
West Witton, North Yorkshire, England
Free
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