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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 December, 2010
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![Hunting the Earl of Rone is a unique event to Combe Martin in Devon; it was revived in the 1970s after a break of over 100 years and is believed […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1882-115x115.jpg "Combe Martin Hunting the Earl of Rone")
Combe Martin Hunting the Earl of Rone
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsHunting the Earl of Rone is a unique event to Combe Martin in Devon; it was revived in the 1970s after a break of over 100 years and is believed […] -
![Rochester Sweeps’ Festival is a celebration of the coming of spring, and as May Day was also the traditional holiday for chimney sweeps or Climbing Boys as they were officially […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC00528-115x115.jpg "Rochester Sweeps’ Festival")
Rochester Sweeps’ Festival
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 7 CommentsRochester Sweeps’ Festival is a celebration of the coming of spring, and as May Day was also the traditional holiday for chimney sweeps or Climbing Boys as they were officially […] -
![Each April Arbroath hosted its Tartan Week celebrations . The Haggis Hurling competition was a highlight of the festivities (see note below) and was later replaced by Haggis Hunts. Tartan […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Tartan-115x115.jpg "Arbroath Tartan Week")
Arbroath Tartan Week
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsEach April Arbroath hosted its Tartan Week celebrations . The Haggis Hurling competition was a highlight of the festivities (see note below) and was later replaced by Haggis Hunts. Tartan […] -
![The distribution of Pax Cakes survives in three churches in Herefordshire and has been started at another; it is a charity dole and the round shortbread-like biscuits are given out […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0071-115x115.jpg "Herefordshire Pax Cake Distribution")
Herefordshire Pax Cake Distribution
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe distribution of Pax Cakes survives in three churches in Herefordshire and has been started at another; it is a charity dole and the round shortbread-like biscuits are given out […] -
![Blidworth hosts a unique survival – the Rocking Ceremony, which is held on the first Sunday in February, close to the festival of Candlemas, in which the presentation of baby […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_3076-115x115.jpg "Blidworth Cradle Rocking Service")
Blidworth Cradle Rocking Service
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 13 CommentsBlidworth hosts a unique survival – the Rocking Ceremony, which is held on the first Sunday in February, close to the festival of Candlemas, in which the presentation of baby […] -
![Imbolc is a pagan festival marking St Brigid’s Day and the end of winter ; this relatively recent event started in the 1990s as a community celebration to embrace the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Imbolc-Fire-Festival-115x115.jpg "Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival")
Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 12 CommentsImbolc is a pagan festival marking St Brigid’s Day and the end of winter ; this relatively recent event started in the 1990s as a community celebration to embrace the […] -
![The Hooden Horse is the traditional Kent form of the hobby horse and used to be active at Whitsuntide, but was then fixed to the more convenient Spring Bank Holiday […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Charing Hooden Horse")
Charing Hooden Horse
Posted on December 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Hooden Horse is the traditional Kent form of the hobby horse and used to be active at Whitsuntide, but was then fixed to the more convenient Spring Bank Holiday […] -
![Every October the pretty timbered church at Siddington is decorated with fruit, vegetables, flowers and literally hundreds (maybe even thousands) of corn dollies made by local man Raymond Rush. Their […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_9135-115x115.jpg "Siddington Harvest Festival Corn Dolly Display")
Siddington Harvest Festival Corn Dolly Display
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 7 CommentsEvery October the pretty timbered church at Siddington is decorated with fruit, vegetables, flowers and literally hundreds (maybe even thousands) of corn dollies made by local man Raymond Rush. Their […] -
![The Battle of Hastings is one of the most significant events in British history and each year a re-enactment takes place in memory of the Norman Conquest of England in […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_4542-115x115.jpg "Battle of Hastings Re-enactment")
Battle of Hastings Re-enactment
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 12 CommentsThe Battle of Hastings is one of the most significant events in British history and each year a re-enactment takes place in memory of the Norman Conquest of England in […] -
![The last Sunday in August is Plague Sunday in the little village of Eyam in Derbyshire. In 1665 the villagers, led by Reverend Mompesson and his wife, bravely took the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eyam-Church-115x115.jpg "Eyam Plague Sunday Service")
Eyam Plague Sunday Service
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe last Sunday in August is Plague Sunday in the little village of Eyam in Derbyshire. In 1665 the villagers, led by Reverend Mompesson and his wife, bravely took the […]