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Burryman’s Day! Hip Hip Hooray!

Hip hip hooray it’s the Burryman’s day!

On the second Friday in August, a South Queensferry a man clad in burrs walks a 7 mile route around town while folk give him whisky (through a straw) for good luck. The tradition may be 900 years old.

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The Burry Man and his attendants pause for a photo close to the Forth Bridge; August 2013, South Queensferry. Photo by Oliver Benton