🔴 The Haxey Hood 🔴 The Haxey Hood is a historic tradition held annually in the village of Haxey, North Lincolnshire. A tradition going back 700 years and attracting people to the region every January. Teams form a sway; tossing and turning for possession of a hood. Folklore has it that Lady de Mowbray, while riding near Haxey, lost her hood to the wind. A group of local farmworkers rushed to retrieve it, chasing the hood across the fields. Grateful for their efforts, Lady de Mowbray declared t
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Haxey Hood is one of England’s oldest surviving folk games, played each year on 6 January (Epiphany) in Haxey. Its origins lie in the medieval period, rooted in local legend and village ritual rather than formal sport. The game evolved as a communal contest, with set roles like the Fool and the Boggins, and traditions passed down orally for centuries. The game centres on the “sway” - a slow, mass scrum where hundreds of people collectively push a leather hood toward one of the local pubs. In the
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1977: It's time to play Haxey Hood! For those living in the Isle of Axholme in North Lincolnshire, the 6th of January is the one day of the year that the ancient traditional game of Haxey Hood is played. A tubular leather ‘hood’ is fought over by a large scrum of people from the rival villages of Haxey and Westwoodside, in a game which can last several hours. When the hood is pushed by the scrum into one of the four local pubs, the winner is declared with the hood remaining there until next year
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The packed scenes inside The Loco pub in Haxey ahead of this year's Haxey Hood #haxeyhood2026 | Doncaster Free Press
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Here's a blast from the past on Haxey Hood day. Read more: https://bbc.in/49x85Fo | BBC Humberside
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Just a quick video following my annual experience of the Haxey Hood. To think a few years ago the Hood was at risk, so North Lincolnshire Council stepped in with the Parish Council to fund the field. The Hood is an amazing part of our heritage and long may it continue. | Cllr. Rob Waltham
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Despite the chilly weather, it was a great turnout for this year's Haxey Hood #northlincolnshire #haxeyhood | Grimsby Live
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