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Tetherball has surprisingly pagan roots

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Slapping a ball tied to a metal pipe until your knuckles bleed has surprisingly pagan roots. Originally linked to ancient Maypole traditions, the activity evolved into a competitive schoolyard menace. It perfectly combines severe rope burn with the constant threat of taking a heavy sphere directly to the nose.

Tetherball has surprisingly pagan roots
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