The
European sport of wife carrying has become so popular that the North
American Championship is in its 13th year. The event will be held in
Newry, Maine, on October 6th.
The origin of the sport
was apparently inspired by the Finnish wife-carrying tradition and a
19th century character named Herkko Rosvo-Rankainen, who--as folklore
has it --chose people for his marauding band of thieves based on how
well they could carry wives away as they plundered the villages.
Lucky,
the modern day version includes only willing participants, and the
women don't even have to be married. To compete teams must be comprised
of a man and a woman, 21 years or older. Women are welcome to carry the
men, but that usually doesn't work out well so much.
The winning couple will receive a cash prize and the wife's weight in beer.
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