Welcome to Calendar Customs!
This site aims to list the wide variety of traditional and unusual events that take place each year in the UK and to help visitors take part in them. Each event has its own page giving details of its timing and location, as well as a very brief history and notes on what to expect. Enjoy!
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Featured Stories
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Hastings Jack-in-the-Green
Hastings hosts this festival each May Day Bank Holiday weekend (that’s the one early in the month). The main man is of course Jack himself, who is basically a man…
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Bacup Britannia Coco-Nut Dancers
The Britannia Coco-Nut Dancers of Bacup are a uniquely dressed male folk- dance side who perform every Easter Saturday all around their town. They have blackened faces to conceal their…
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Padstow May Day & Obby Oss
Padstow has two hobby horses who tour the town every May 1st : the Old ‘Oss and Blue Ribbon ‘Oss who are really men inside elaboratley constructed costumes with…
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December
Chester’s Saturnalia
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Dance
Chinese New Year Celebrations
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Ancient Custom
Wroth Silver
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