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Heritage and Gardens
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels
Townsfolk hoist barrels soaked in tar and set alight onto their shoulders and run them flaming through packed Devon streets on bonfire night, a roaring, slightly terrifying inheritance passed down through local families.
Villagly Award
Fieriest Night in the UK
Villagers carry flaming barrels of tar on their shoulders through packed streets after dark. Centuries old, gloriously unsafe.
✦ Weird & Wonderful
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