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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 January, 2011
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![In a unique custom, the Penny Hedge or Horngarth at Whitby is planted in the estuary of the Upper Harbour – it must be completed by 9am on Rogation Wednesday, […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_3481-115x115.jpg "Whitby Penny Hedge")
Whitby Penny Hedge
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 8 CommentsIn a unique custom, the Penny Hedge or Horngarth at Whitby is planted in the estuary of the Upper Harbour – it must be completed by 9am on Rogation Wednesday, […] -
![Every Whit Sunday, bread and cheese is blessed by the vicar and is thrown from the wall for the assembled crowd of Dole Claimers to collect. It supposedly has mysterious […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0800-115x115.jpg "St Briavels Bread & Cheese Scramble")
St Briavels Bread & Cheese Scramble
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 14 CommentsEvery Whit Sunday, bread and cheese is blessed by the vicar and is thrown from the wall for the assembled crowd of Dole Claimers to collect. It supposedly has mysterious […] -
![The Battle of Culloden was fought on 16th April 1746 between the forces of Jacobite Pretender or rightful King (depending on your perspective) Bonnie Prince Charlie and the British Army […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5222-115x115.jpg "Culloden Memorial Service")
Culloden Memorial Service
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 11 CommentsThe Battle of Culloden was fought on 16th April 1746 between the forces of Jacobite Pretender or rightful King (depending on your perspective) Bonnie Prince Charlie and the British Army […]