Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street ...

The game is played through rain or shine from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday through Ash Wednesday ... A leather ball, the size of a large pumpkin, filled with cork and ornately ...

Played over Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday each year ... A leather ball, the size of a large pumpkin, filled with cork and ornately painted, is thrown into what is called a "hug" of players.

Played over Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday each year ... A leather ball, the size of a large pumpkin, filled with cork and ornately painted, is thrown into what is called a “hug” of players.