Royal Shrovetide Football

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:annual_event
traditional football game
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:date gptkb:Shrove_Tuesday_and_Ash_Wednesday
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Clifton_Mill
gptkb:Sturston_Mill
gptkbp:field whole town of Ashbourne
gptkbp:firstHeld 12th century
gptkbp:frequency annual
gptkbp:game hand-painted, cork-filled ball
gptkbp:hasRule few formal rules
gptkbp:heritageStatus folk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Shrovetide Football
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ashbourne
gptkbp:mediaCoverage local and national media
gptkbp:notableFor historic tradition
large number of participants
game can last for hours
lack of formal teams
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Down'Ards
gptkb:Up'Ards
gptkbp:targetAudience thousands
gptkbp:website https://www.ashbourne-shrovetide-football.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashbourne,_Derbyshire,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6