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Warwickshire villagers have been taking part in one of their oldest traditions - the feeding of the rats. According to their legend, the village of Halford was plagued by rats which attacked the harvest back in 888AD. To appease them, villagers decided to offer the rodents an eighth of their cheese produce. In recent years residents have revived the tradition, on the eighth day of the eighth month. Cheese was thrown into a river after a procession to a... [read full story]
