Flaming Tar Barrel in Ottery St. Mary
From Ferne Arfin, About.com
UK Fire Festivals - The Flaming Tar Barrel is one of the UK's bizarre, fiery celebrations for Guy Fawkes.
In Ottery St. Mary, Devon, locals maintain a bizarre autumn tradition. On bonfire night, young men run through the town carrying a flaming, tar coated barrel - holding on until it becomes too hot or the barrel breaks up.
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