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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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Archive for November, 2010
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![Every year the seaside town is ablaze with lights of all descriptions, outlining the local landmarks such as the Tower and Pleasure Beach rides, illuminating the streets with scenes and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Blackpool-115x115.jpg "Blackpool Illuminations")
Blackpool Illuminations
Posted on November 27, 2010 | No CommentsEvery year the seaside town is ablaze with lights of all descriptions, outlining the local landmarks such as the Tower and Pleasure Beach rides, illuminating the streets with scenes and […] -
![April 1st is widely known as April Fools Day and until mid-day it is a still a fairly common practice for jokers to play tricks on others and make them […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Fool-or-Jester-115x115.jpg "April Fools Day")
April Fools Day
Posted on November 27, 2010 | No CommentsApril 1st is widely known as April Fools Day and until mid-day it is a still a fairly common practice for jokers to play tricks on others and make them […] -
![Diwali is a five-day moveable festival celebrated to mark the start of the Hindu New Year and varies according to the Lunar Calendar, so can fall from mid October to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Diwali-at-Leicester-115x115.jpg "Diwali")
Diwali
Posted on November 27, 2010 | 3 CommentsDiwali is a five-day moveable festival celebrated to mark the start of the Hindu New Year and varies according to the Lunar Calendar, so can fall from mid October to […] -
![Remembrance Sunday is the day on which the whole nation remembers the servicemen and women of the First and Second World Wars and all subsequent conflicts, who gave their lives […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_4286-115x115.jpg "Remembrance Sunday")
Remembrance Sunday
Posted on November 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsRemembrance Sunday is the day on which the whole nation remembers the servicemen and women of the First and Second World Wars and all subsequent conflicts, who gave their lives […] -
![February is always the shortest month, but every four years it gains an extra day in order to regulate the discrepancy in the length of the solar year which would […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Leap-Day-115x115.jpg "Leap Day")
Leap Day
Posted on November 26, 2010 | No CommentsFebruary is always the shortest month, but every four years it gains an extra day in order to regulate the discrepancy in the length of the solar year which would […] -
![Armistice Day is the anniversary of the signing of the agreement which brought the First World War to an end. A two-minute silence is traditionally observed at 11 a.m. (the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6139-115x115.jpg "Armistice Day")
Armistice Day
Posted on November 26, 2010 | No CommentsArmistice Day is the anniversary of the signing of the agreement which brought the First World War to an end. A two-minute silence is traditionally observed at 11 a.m. (the […] -
![Bonfire Night aka Guy Fawkes Night is the anniversary of the discovery of Guy Fawkes with barrels of gunpowder in cellars beneath the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Bonfires are […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_0656-115x115.jpg "Bonfire Night")
Bonfire Night
Posted on November 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsBonfire Night aka Guy Fawkes Night is the anniversary of the discovery of Guy Fawkes with barrels of gunpowder in cellars beneath the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Bonfires are […] -
![St Wilfrid was the Abbot of Ripon and Bishop of York and was influential in the Early English Church. The Cathedral at Ripon is dedicated to him and every year […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7200-115x115.jpg "Ripon St Wilfrid’s Feast Procession")
Ripon St Wilfrid’s Feast Procession
Posted on November 26, 2010 | 6 CommentsSt Wilfrid was the Abbot of Ripon and Bishop of York and was influential in the Early English Church. The Cathedral at Ripon is dedicated to him and every year […] -
![St David is the Patron Saint of Wales; his feast day is March 1st and the Parade in Cardiff celebrates Wales and all things Welsh. Expect lots of flags and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_4950-115x115.jpg "Cardiff St David’s Day Parade")
Cardiff St David’s Day Parade
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsSt David is the Patron Saint of Wales; his feast day is March 1st and the Parade in Cardiff celebrates Wales and all things Welsh. Expect lots of flags and […] -
![There seems to be some argument about spelling of the name for this annual fire custom, which takes place on the green just outside the Beresford Arms every 4th July, […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_2755-115x115.jpeg "Whalton Bale/Baal Fire")
Whalton Bale/Baal Fire
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsThere seems to be some argument about spelling of the name for this annual fire custom, which takes place on the green just outside the Beresford Arms every 4th July, […]