Gostra - Traditional Maltese game of running up a greasy pole

Updated: 2015-08-31 10:55

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Gostra - Traditional Maltese game of running up a greasy pole

A man falls acrobatically as he slips on the "gostra", a pole covered in grease, during the celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, outside Valletta August 30, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]