A local tradition called Punkie Night is still alive today. It originated when the men of Lopen and Hinton St George got drunk at Chiselborough fair and failed to return home. The furious wives carved lamps from mangel-wurzels and went in pursuit of their errant husbands. What ensued is veiled in the mists of time! But the children still carve scary lamps and parade through Hinton St George and Chiselborough on the last Thursday in October.