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Neil Pooran

BIZARRE: Mystery of ancient tradition makes it special says scots town s burryman | Mind Blowing Facts

Burryman Andrew Taylor parades through the town of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

The man at the centre of a Scottish town’s centuries-old “Burryman” tradition says the mystery behind the unusual costume he wears each year is what makes it special.

Each year, Andrew Taylor dons a stifling costume covered head-to-toe in plant burrs and walks a nine-mile route around South Queensferry as part of the town’s fair week.

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