Chuck

So it looks like a horse's head.

But in the olden days, traditionally, it was a real horse's skull.

Yeah, it's a rap battle.

The weirdest thing about this is the door is closed.

Right.

But I guess the whole point of this thing is they go back and forth.

Sometimes it could take like an hour until one side finally gives up.

I guess they can't come up with a new next line.

or they're too drunk to, and they say, all right, you guys win.

So the reason the door is closed is because if there is a victory by the Mari Lloyd crew, and they usually won, the whole point was to be invited in after that.

So that's why the door is shut.

That's right.

We're the Mari Lloyds, and we came to say, we came to bring you luck in the usual way.

Yeah, so in the end, it turns out to be a good party.

I guess your home might get slightly wrecked, but you got good luck.

There are a couple of theories about what that name actually means.

One translation is Gray Mary, and it's a legend linking Mari Lloyd to the nativity story in that it was a pregnant horse that was in the stables where Mary is said to have had Jesus.

So they're like, we need some room in here to have this

Very special baby.

So I know you're pregnant as well, horse, but hit the road.