Watch: Straw bear effigy burnt to mark new year
The start of the new year has been marked by the burning of an effigy of a bear.
It took part at the Straw Bear Festival [1]at Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
The tradition dates back more than 150 years but was stopped in 1909 by the local constabulary.
Revived in the 1980s, director Gary Cook said "everybody really enjoys it".
References
- ^ at the Straw Bear Festival (www.bbc.co.uk)