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The document describes several unusual traditions from different parts of England. It discusses the annual cheese rolling event in Cooper's Hill where participants race down a hill after a wheel of cheese. It also mentions a large stone in Shebbear that mysteriously returns after being moved away, and a tradition from Whittlesey where a man dressed in straw leads a parade. Finally, it describes a summer custom from Tissington of decorating wells and springs with natural materials to bless the water during times of plague.
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