World Gurning Championships - Ugliest Face Competition (45 images)

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A collection of images from the World Gurning Championships at the Egremont Craft Fair in Egremont, Cumbria, The Lake District. Gurning contests are a rural English tradition. By far the most notable is that held annually at the Egremont Crab Fair, which dates back to 1267 when King Henry III granted the fair a Royal Charter.The origins of the gurning competition itself are unclear, and may not be so old, although it was described as an ancient tradition by local newspaper the Cumberland...
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