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This is the Conversation Forum for Beating the Bounds << Llantrisant, near Pontypridd, Wales Ritual child abuse? >> Subject: St. Michael's, Oxford Posted Sep 16, 2002 by Alex A (Keeper of 7)   Posting 1 I actually took part in the 'beating the bounds' ceremony for St. Michaels parish, Oxford, England. The ceremony was to walk to variuos stone markers on the parish boundry & beat them with bamboo canes. At the end, all the beaters went to the quadrangle of an Oxford college (forgotten which one). There students threw hot coins from the roof as a reward. The trick to collecting the money was to have something heatproof to put the coins in. A Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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