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Archive for December, 2010
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![The Medieval Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in Europe and takes place every July in fields off Lincoln Green Lane (where part of the 1471 […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_3717-115x115.jpg "Tewkesbury Medieval Festival and Battle Commemoration")
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival and Battle Commemoration
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe Medieval Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in Europe and takes place every July in fields off Lincoln Green Lane (where part of the 1471 […] -
![Rush-strewing festivals were once common in churches countrywide to replace the floor rushes with clean new ones for the summer – few survive and Warcop is one of the places […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0197-115x115.jpg "Warcop Rushbearing")
Warcop Rushbearing
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 1 CommentRush-strewing festivals were once common in churches countrywide to replace the floor rushes with clean new ones for the summer – few survive and Warcop is one of the places […] -
![The Tyburn Walk is an annual commemoration of the Catholic martyrs who were executed here during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. The route is that travelled from prison to execution […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Tyburn-Martyrs-115x115.jpg "Tyburn Martyrs’ Walk")
Tyburn Martyrs’ Walk
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 21 CommentsThe Tyburn Walk is an annual commemoration of the Catholic martyrs who were executed here during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. The route is that travelled from prison to execution […] -
![Cheeserolling at Stilton is a tradition which started in the mid-twentieth century and was thought up in the pub! It was originally held at Easter but was later fixed to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1795-115x115.jpg "Stilton Cheeserolling")
Stilton Cheeserolling
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsCheeserolling at Stilton is a tradition which started in the mid-twentieth century and was thought up in the pub! It was originally held at Easter but was later fixed to […] -
![Way back in the Fourteenth Century, John of Gaunt gave Hungerford special hunting and fishing rights and the festival today is the commemoration and continuation of this by the townsfolk […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_3276-115x115.jpg "Hungerford Hocktide Festival & Tutti Men")
Hungerford Hocktide Festival & Tutti Men
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsWay back in the Fourteenth Century, John of Gaunt gave Hungerford special hunting and fishing rights and the festival today is the commemoration and continuation of this by the townsfolk […] -
![Hatherleigh Carnival is a fund-raiser combined with Guy Fawkes Night celebrations and used to be held mid-week near the 5th but is now held on the 2nd Saturday in November. […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_2790-115x115.jpg "Hatherleigh Carnival & Tar Barrels")
Hatherleigh Carnival & Tar Barrels
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsHatherleigh Carnival is a fund-raiser combined with Guy Fawkes Night celebrations and used to be held mid-week near the 5th but is now held on the 2nd Saturday in November. […] -
![“Clypping” is derived from an Old English term meaning encirclement, and on this day the parishioners of St. Mary’s at Painwick join hands around the church exterior and dance around […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_4489-115x115.jpg "Painswick Church Clypping and Puppy Dog Pie")
Painswick Church Clypping and Puppy Dog Pie
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 10 Comments“Clypping” is derived from an Old English term meaning encirclement, and on this day the parishioners of St. Mary’s at Painwick join hands around the church exterior and dance around […] -
![Mazey Day is the main event day and 2nd Saturday of the revived Cornish festival of Golowan which lasts for nine days (including 2 weekends). On this day expect morris […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8828-115x115.jpg "Penzance Mazey Day & Golowan Festival")
Penzance Mazey Day & Golowan Festival
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 17 CommentsMazey Day is the main event day and 2nd Saturday of the revived Cornish festival of Golowan which lasts for nine days (including 2 weekends). On this day expect morris […] -
![The Midsummer Fires are a revival, dating back to the 1920s, of the ancient custom of pagan firelighting at the longest day; it’s believed that the date was moved slightly […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8793-1-115x115.jpg "Cornish Midsummer Fires (Tansys Golowan)")
Cornish Midsummer Fires (Tansys Golowan)
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe Midsummer Fires are a revival, dating back to the 1920s, of the ancient custom of pagan firelighting at the longest day; it’s believed that the date was moved slightly […] -
![The Solstice Celebrations at Stonehenge take the form of a druid ritual at dawn and a New Age party. The current celebrations are relatively new but hark back to ancient […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_2194-115x115.jpg "Stonehenge Solstice Celebrations")
Stonehenge Solstice Celebrations
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Solstice Celebrations at Stonehenge take the form of a druid ritual at dawn and a New Age party. The current celebrations are relatively new but hark back to ancient […]