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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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![The Filly Loo is a celebration marking the longest day and the filling of the village pond and is held on the Friday nearest June 21st. There’s a green-man, the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_2204-115x115.jpg "Ashmore Filly Loo")
Ashmore Filly Loo
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Filly Loo is a celebration marking the longest day and the filling of the village pond and is held on the Friday nearest June 21st. There’s a green-man, the […] -
![The village of Appleton Thorn hosts a unique ceremony every June called Bawming the Thorn. The hawthorn tree in the village centre is decorated by school children who perform their […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ch-appleton-thorn-tree-115x115.jpg "Appleton Thorn Bawming the Thorn")
Appleton Thorn Bawming the Thorn
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe village of Appleton Thorn hosts a unique ceremony every June called Bawming the Thorn. The hawthorn tree in the village centre is decorated by school children who perform their […] -
![Wassailing is a traditional luck-bringing custom often associated with apple orchards dating back at least a few hundred years; the word has its origins in the Old English toast “waes […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Wassail-Bowl-115x115.jpg "Wassailing")
Wassailing
Posted on December 4, 2010 | 8 CommentsWassailing is a traditional luck-bringing custom often associated with apple orchards dating back at least a few hundred years; the word has its origins in the Old English toast “waes […] -
![The Dorset Ooser belongs to the Wessex Morris Men and they dance every May Day morning at the Trendle next to the Cerne Abbas Giant at dawn, to welcome in […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_3370-115x115.jpg "Dorset Ooser")
Dorset Ooser
Posted on December 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe Dorset Ooser belongs to the Wessex Morris Men and they dance every May Day morning at the Trendle next to the Cerne Abbas Giant at dawn, to welcome in […] -
![The Greyhound pub at Tinsley Green hosts an annual competition on Good Friday attracting players from all over the world. Marbles is an ancient and skilled game in which competitors […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1556-115x115.jpg "Tinsley Green World Marbles Championships")
Tinsley Green World Marbles Championships
Posted on December 4, 2010 | 11 CommentsThe Greyhound pub at Tinsley Green hosts an annual competition on Good Friday attracting players from all over the world. Marbles is an ancient and skilled game in which competitors […] -
![The Hat & Ribbon Race is probably the oldest road race in Scotland with its origins hundreds of years ago in the races between local shepherds to win ribbons for […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_3869-115x115.jpg "Inverkeithing Hat & Ribbon Race")
Inverkeithing Hat & Ribbon Race
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 9 CommentsThe Hat & Ribbon Race is probably the oldest road race in Scotland with its origins hundreds of years ago in the races between local shepherds to win ribbons for […] -
![The Dunmow Flitch Trial is a unique custom celebrating marital felicity – couples must demonstrate to Judge, Counsel and Jury that they have been unrepentantly married for a year and […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0352-115x115.jpg "Dunmow Flitch Trials")
Dunmow Flitch Trials
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Dunmow Flitch Trial is a unique custom celebrating marital felicity – couples must demonstrate to Judge, Counsel and Jury that they have been unrepentantly married for a year and […] -
![Grasmere celebrates its rushbearing festival currently in mid-July (it was formerly held on the Saturday nearest August 5th). Rushbearing is a ceremony whereby the floor rushes in church were renewed […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8849-115x115.jpg "Grasmere Rushbearing")
Grasmere Rushbearing
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsGrasmere celebrates its rushbearing festival currently in mid-July (it was formerly held on the Saturday nearest August 5th). Rushbearing is a ceremony whereby the floor rushes in church were renewed […] -
![Every October the town of Banbury is overrun by an influx of unusual equines and their companions – the hobby horses have come to town! Now there is a Hobby […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_4077-115x115.jpg "Banbury Hobby Horse Dance Out (formerly Folk & Hobby Horse Festival)")
Banbury Hobby Horse Dance Out (formerly Folk & Hobby Horse Festival)
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 5 CommentsEvery October the town of Banbury is overrun by an influx of unusual equines and their companions – the hobby horses have come to town! Now there is a Hobby […] -
![The Common Riding at Langholm takes place on the last Friday in July. Common Ridings are a boundary marking custom on horseback. They are mainly held at locations across the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0446-115x115.jpg "Langholm Common Riding")
Langholm Common Riding
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 27 CommentsThe Common Riding at Langholm takes place on the last Friday in July. Common Ridings are a boundary marking custom on horseback. They are mainly held at locations across the […]