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The origins of this event go back about two hundred years to the early 1800s, and due to a number of factors, including its traditional nature, its relative informality, and its itinerant nature in the past 15 years, it’s tricky to get the full story. Suffice to say, some believe it has its roots (date back to times of the Romans) in pagan rituals celebrating the start of spring; some say it’s fertility related; other reports say it also took place alongside other unusual competitions.