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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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![The Whipman and his Lass are a locally elected couple who lead the festivities each year in June, of which the high point is the Ride Out on the Saturday,a […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6069-115x115.jpg "West Linton Whipman Play")
West Linton Whipman Play
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe Whipman and his Lass are a locally elected couple who lead the festivities each year in June, of which the high point is the Ride Out on the Saturday,a […] -
![Samhain means summers end and is a pagan festival celebrating the harvest which also has elements of a festival of the dead and darkness. Bonfires were lit and disguises worn […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/bonfire-115x115.jpg "Samhain")
Samhain
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsSamhain means summers end and is a pagan festival celebrating the harvest which also has elements of a festival of the dead and darkness. Bonfires were lit and disguises worn […] -
![The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of six agricultural workers who formed a trade union in 1834 in response to deteriorating working terms and conditions ; they were sentenced to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_1375-115x115.jpg "Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally")
Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally
Posted on January 10, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of six agricultural workers who formed a trade union in 1834 in response to deteriorating working terms and conditions ; they were sentenced to […] -
![November 20th is the feast day of St Edmund; at Southwold it is celebrated by a dole of special buns at the local church which is dedicated to the saint. […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6684-115x115.jpeg "Southwold St Edmunds Sticky Buns")
Southwold St Edmunds Sticky Buns
Posted on January 10, 2011 | 4 CommentsNovember 20th is the feast day of St Edmund; at Southwold it is celebrated by a dole of special buns at the local church which is dedicated to the saint. […] -
![Imbolc is the feast day of St Brigid and marks the beginning of spring in the pagan year; Brigid was a pagan goddess later christianised and adopted by the church […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0263-115x115.jpg "Imbolc & Butser Imbolc")
Imbolc & Butser Imbolc
Posted on January 10, 2011 | 1 CommentImbolc is the feast day of St Brigid and marks the beginning of spring in the pagan year; Brigid was a pagan goddess later christianised and adopted by the church […] -
![St Bartholomews Day is celebrated in Sandwich by a special patronal service in the chapel of the ancient Hospital of St Bartholomew, followed by a race for children. The race […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_3593-115x115.jpg "Sandwich Bartlemas Bun Run")
Sandwich Bartlemas Bun Run
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsSt Bartholomews Day is celebrated in Sandwich by a special patronal service in the chapel of the ancient Hospital of St Bartholomew, followed by a race for children. The race […] -
![Every 12th August (or thereabouts) for over 200 years, Mary Gibson’s Mausoleum has been inspected in the churchyard of St Nicholas’ in Sutton (formerly in Surrey but now in London). […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6909-115x115.jpg "Sutton: Mary Gibson’s Mausoleum Inspection")
Sutton: Mary Gibson’s Mausoleum Inspection
Posted on January 9, 2011 | 8 CommentsEvery 12th August (or thereabouts) for over 200 years, Mary Gibson’s Mausoleum has been inspected in the churchyard of St Nicholas’ in Sutton (formerly in Surrey but now in London). […] -
![The Pretty Maids Charity was founded in the mid nineteenth century in Holsworthy, North Devon, by the brother of the local vicar Rev. Thomas Meyrick. The annual interest from the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0002-115x115.jpeg "Holsworthy Pretty Maids Charity & St Peter’s Fair")
Holsworthy Pretty Maids Charity & St Peter’s Fair
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Pretty Maids Charity was founded in the mid nineteenth century in Holsworthy, North Devon, by the brother of the local vicar Rev. Thomas Meyrick. The annual interest from the […] -
![The Church of St Mary the Virgin at Hartfield is the scene each Good Friday of the Hartfield Dole, which is a charity giving money to the poor of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_1522-115x115.jpg "Hartfield Dole")
Hartfield Dole
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe Church of St Mary the Virgin at Hartfield is the scene each Good Friday of the Hartfield Dole, which is a charity giving money to the poor of the […] -
![Gambling isn’t something usually encouraged in church, but every year children roll their dice on a table in order to win a copy of the Good Book at All Saints […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5833-115x115.jpg "St Ives (Cambs) Bible Dicing")
St Ives (Cambs) Bible Dicing
Posted on January 8, 2011 | No CommentsGambling isn’t something usually encouraged in church, but every year children roll their dice on a table in order to win a copy of the Good Book at All Saints […]