Man covers himself in 13,000 'sticky burrs' to ward off evil spirits
A man has been covered in 13,000 sticky plant heads to parade through town in a 900-year-old tradtion to ward off evil spirits.
Council worker Andrew Taylor, 37, has played the role of the "Burryman" for the last 13 years in South Queensferry's annual parade - meant to ward off evil spirits.
Andrew has been covered from head to toe in "burrs" - the sticky flowerheads of burdock plants in a nearly hour-long process to prepare for the parade.
Council worker Andrew Taylor, 37, has played the role of the "Burryman" for the last 13 years in South Queensferry's annual parade - meant to ward off evil spirits.
Andrew has been covered from head to toe in "burrs" - the sticky flowerheads of burdock plants in a nearly hour-long process to prepare for the parade.
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00:00Hey! Hey! Hey! It's the boy of the day!
00:11Cool. So, how are you feeling?
00:13Yeah, I'm okay, yeah. I'm alright, yeah.
00:15And how many years have you been doing this now?
00:17It's been my 13th year.
00:19And why?
00:21I just really love the tradition. Born and bred Queensferry, so it means a lot to me and I still really enjoy doing it.
00:30And how long does it take to get ready?
00:32About 45-50 minutes.
00:37Any idea how many beers?
00:39Oh, how many beers? I would say about 13-14,000 maybe. Give or take. Having trouble with each single one.
00:48And any ideas how many whiskies you'll be having?
00:52A couple. A few, anyway. Yeah, I don't know. I can't put a number on it.
01:00Perfect. Good luck.
01:01Thank you very much.
01:03Sorry to be a pain in the bum, but I'm going to have a quick photo with some whisky.
01:08What whisky do you want?
01:10One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 40, 41, 42, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 60, 61, 62, 63, 62, 63, 62, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63,
01:4063, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63, 63
02:10thank you
02:26palettes on the menu for next year
02:40Hurry up.
02:46Here you go.
02:48I'm sorry.
02:54How are you doing?
02:56We are going to come over to you.
03:00No, don't worry.
03:04Here we go.
03:06Right, guys.
03:08Let's go.
03:12There you go.
03:14Are you stuck?
03:16Yes.
03:18Flowers?
03:20Do you want your picture taken?
03:22Are you sure?
03:24No.
03:26I did kind of like it.
03:28Hello.
03:30I saw you using cordless drones last night.
03:32People are asking me if you have that set in your plane.
03:34Have you done it before?
03:36No.
03:38I'm sure you know what you're doing.
03:40Can we get a picture?
03:42Yes.