Reasons for survival of Ethnic sports
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- Created on: 31-01-14 11:34
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- Reasons for survival of Ethnic sports
- Tourism
- From the earliest of days, people from surrounding villages would travel by foot to attend. With improved transport, people can now travel from further afield and may receive media attractions
- Festival/ritual
- Evidence of Pagan or Medieval rituals, with costumes, singing and dancing. A carnival atmosphere
- Traditional
- A celebration of the past
- Occasional/annual
- Escape pressures of modern living. Return to simple 'olde worlde' of life, often on bank holidays
- Relatively isolated
- Ethnic or cultural identity, inaccessibility of some local areas, allowing local customs to prevail
- Social
- Pub focussed, enjoyable
- Local
- Unique to area, increases local pride
- Rowdy
- Celebration, often physical games
- Tourism
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