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Encyclopedia ID 468
Bridge Stick Race
Also known as Poohsticks
Each player drops a stick from the upstream side of a bridge; the first stick to emerge downstream wins.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of United Kingdom.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Celtic and Atlantic Europe.
Sources
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