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Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling Contest

Cooper's Hill, a landmark in the county of Gloucestershire, England, is a place where the famous annual cheese rolling contest is held. The first written evidence of the contest [ ] in 1826. However, most local people believe that their ancestors [ ] the event for a long time before this date.

The festival [ ] place in May during the Spring Bank holiday. The contestants have [ ] a large heavy round cheese which is rolled down the steep slope of the hill. The contest is very dangerous, as the cheese-chasers suffer a lot of injuries such as sprains and fractures. However, most of the injured participants claim they do not regret [ ] part in this contest. Moreover, due to the extreme nature of this festival, it [ ] popular all around the world, so more and more adrenaline lovers come to try their luck every year. The authorities have tried to ban the contest several times, but it was all in vain. So it is likely that next year the contestants [ ] on Cooper's Hill again.