Recently, the "swan counting ceremony" of the British royal family officially kicked off. This 800-year-old tradition is to count how many swans the Queen of England has. From 15, royal officials took a boat to the Thames for "Goose Mouth Investigation". When they meet a swan with a wart on its nose and its little swan, officials will shout "get up!" " Slogan, and then put it into action. British media pointed out that this ancient ceremony can be traced back to 12 century. At that time, the British royal family claimed for the first time the ownership of all unowned wart-nosed swans in open waters, but only exercised this right in a specific section of the Thames.
This behavior has a history of more than 800 years.
Royal officials rowed to the Thames to start the "Goose Mouth Survey", an 800-year-old survey to count the number of swans in the Queen of England.
Ostentation and extravagance is still very strong. The number of swans has not changed much since the middle of19th century. However, with the continuous "Goose Mouth Census", the number of cygnets found by officials decreased last year, which means that the swans in the Thames are facing the threat of dogs and minks.
There are already British people who regard swans as a good dish on the table, but today's ancient swan count has nothing to do with eating geese, but with guarding and teaching. Why do you want to conduct a general survey of Goose Mouth? In those days, British royal officials wore bloody clothes and rode horses along the Thames with wooden paddles. After catching a glimpse of swans, they will take them to land for measurement, inspection and marking.