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Man covers himself in 13,000 'sticky burrs' to ward off evil spirits

2024-08-09 92 Dailymotion

A man has been covered in 13,000 sticky plant heads to parade through town in a 900-year-old tradtion to ward off evil spirits.<br /><br />Council worker Andrew Taylor, 37, has played the role of the "Burryman" for the last 13 years in South Queensferry's annual parade - meant to ward off evil spirits.<br /><br />Andrew has been covered from head to toe in "burrs" - the sticky flowerheads of burdock plants in a nearly hour-long process to prepare for the parade.<br />

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