Gli uomini tedeschi con le dita più forti competono nel campionato di lotta bavarese ‘Fingerhakeln’
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Gli uomini tedeschi con le dita più forti competono nel campionato di lotta bavarese ‘Fingerhakeln’
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In each round, two competitors sit on opposite sides of a solid table and each hooks one finger — usually the middle finger — through opposite sides of a small leather loop. As soon as a referee signals the start, a contestant tries to pull the other across the table swiftly. The whole thing usually lasts a few seconds, and digits put out of their joints are common. The winner moves to the next round.
“This tradition has been popular for a very long time in beer houses and pubs across the region,” said Marie-Therese Eierstock, the head of the Fingerhakler Gau Auerberg association, founded in 1961 and organized this year’s championship.