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The World Gurning Competition
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From: 2012.09.17 To: 2012.09.17
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The World Gurning Championships is a competition to see who can make the most grotesque faces while sticking their heads through a horse's collar. The winner is the person receiving the largest amount of applause from the audience.The word 'gurn' is probably from the word 'grin' which is possibly from the Scottish 'girn'. Girn is defined in the dictionary as a 'snarl' or 'growl'. The competition is said to date back to 1267 and it is all part of the fun at the annual Egremont Crab Fair and Sportsapple. In addition to the gurning contest the fair includes games such as climbing a greasy pole, and traditional Cumberland wrestling. The fair takes place on the Saturday in September nearest to the 18th.
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