| Hash House Harriers
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Hash House Harriers (abbreviated
to H.H.H. or H3) is an international group of running/drinking clubs. The
template for a hash run is for one or more hashers to lay out a running trail,
which may include false trails, short cuts and trail breaks to keep the pack together
regardless of fitness levels and has been frequently described as 'a drinking
club with a running problem'.. The organization of the Hash House Harriers is
completely decentralized, with chapters (also commonly called kennels). It has
more than 1700 groups, with at least one Hash in virtually every major city in
the world meeting on a weekly or regular basis. Hashing in Kenya began in 1978.
History Hashing began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1938,
when a small group of British colonial officials and expatriates, a casual group
who would meet after work on Monday evenings to run, following a paper trail,
through the environs of Kuala Lumpur to get rid of the excesses of the previous
weekend. After running for some months they were approached by the Registrar of
Societies, who advised them that, as they were a "group" they would require a
Constitution (the aims of which are reproduced below) and a name. A.S. Gispert
(known as "G") suggested the name. Hash House Harriers. As bachelors, they
were billeted in the Selangor Club Annex, known locally as the Hash House, because
of its monotonous food. Their runs were patterned after the traditional British
paper chase. A hare was given a head start to blaze a trail, marking his devious
way with shreds of paper, all the while pursued by a shouting pack of "harriers."
Only the hare knew where he was going...the harriers followed his clues to stay
on trail. Apart from the excitement of chasing the hare and solving the clues,
reaching the end was its own reward...for there thirsty harriers would find a
tub of iced beer Hashing died out during World War II after the Japanese invasion
of Malaysia, but started again shortly after the war, when the original protagonists,
minus "G" who had been killed in the Japanese invasion of Singapore, re-assembled
in Kuala Lumpur. Apart from a "one off" chapter, formed in the Italian Riviera,
(now the Royal Milan and Bordighera Hash), hashing didn't take off until 1962,
when Ian Cumming founded the 2nd kennel in Singapore. From then on, the
phenomenon started to grow, spreading through the Far East, Australia, and New
Zealand, as well as Europe and North America. Hashing experienced a large growth
in popularity during the mid-1970s. By the end of the 20th century, there were
thousands of Hash House Harrier clubs in all parts of the world, with newsletters,
directories, and even regional and world hashing conventions. This boom is owed
largely to the power of the Internet to provide timely and accurate information
on kennels and their events and points of contact. As of 2003, there are two organized
HHH groups in Antarctica...
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