Hands grab for the ball during the Shrovetide Football match in Ashbourne Derbyshire.
Hands grab for the ball during the Shrovetide Football match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, February 8, 2005. The game dates back to the 17th Century with the aim of the teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, is to score by tapping the ball three times on the circular mounds on the banks of the River Henmore. REUTERS/Ian Hodgson IH/THI