Welsh authorities say tradition of Melltith has gone “Beyond a joke”. Said tradition involved townsfolk barring the way to the church for a bridegroom in order to prove his worth. And perhaps cutting down telegraph poles to do this IS going too far. But come on, its not beyond a joke, it was never a joke in the first place. Especially when you see other examples of the tradition in action, including “Adding gravy browning to the towns water supply.” I don’t know about you but nothing says a wedding to me like brown, watery liquid…
What this article does not stress is that these acts are done by spirits in the night, spirits of the brides ancestors testing the groom. At least, I am pretty sure spirits are involved somewhere.