# Today is the Tinsley Green Marble Championship! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-tinsley-green-marble-championship/716705 "2015-04-03T13:06:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-tinsley-green-marble-championship/716705/1 "2015-04-03T13:06:06Z")
Okay, I admit that never heard of this until a couple of minutes ago. But apparently it’s been held in the same place on Good Friday for a Very Long Time > **[The Centuries-Old Good Friday Tradition You’ve Probably Never Heard About](https://time.com/3757999/good-friday-marbles-tournament/)** > > This annual Good Friday event isn't exactly a religious rite > **[greyhoundmarbles.com](http://www.greyhoundmarbles.com/#)** > > This domain may be for sale! > **[greyhoundmarbles.com](http://www.greyhoundmarbles.com/#/short-history/4552377694)** > > This domain may be for sale! > [@](#): > > This year, on Good Friday, observers may mark the day with prayer and preparation for Easter. > > But in Tinsley Green, a small town near London, a very different sort of Good Friday tradition will take place, just as it has for decades. The British and World Marbles Championship is held on that day every year and, as TIME described it in 1969, the annual event has been going for far longer than one might expect Is this a Big Deal in the UK? Any Dopers there know about this?