Meet the Burryman. 
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CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE"The Burryman is there to vacuum up evil and spread good fortune for the coming year. "
Every year on the second Friday of August, during the Ferry Fair, a strange spectacle can be seen walking round the town of West Lothian, Scotland. During the day, a local man is dressed in a full-body costume made of flannel, before completely covering himself in burrs. Once covered in his suit, the Burryman finishes off the ensemble with a flower-covered bowler-hat, a flag cummerbund and two staves of flowers. Apparently this is an ancient tradition dating all the way back to 1687.
Source: Scotsman.com
dude, i love this. microculture at it's finest. this will become a new tradition in my apartment for the yuletide season for sure.
ReplyDeleteI think Maureen ordered one of these for the front of our department office area--but I could be wrong on this...
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