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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, 2012
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![Pilgrim Morris celebrate Twelfth Night every year with a traditional Wassail to round off the festive season, featuring a cast of colourfully costumed characters with musicians. They tour the towns […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_4129-115x115.jpeg "Guildford Twelfth Night Wassail")
Guildford Twelfth Night Wassail
Posted on December 29, 2012 | 6 CommentsPilgrim Morris celebrate Twelfth Night every year with a traditional Wassail to round off the festive season, featuring a cast of colourfully costumed characters with musicians. They tour the towns […] -
![Plough Monday was the day upon which agricultural workers returned to the land and they marked the occasion by disguising themselves and touring their local district dancing and performing plays […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PloughSunday2011_LordConyers1-115x115.jpg "Morton and Southwell Plough Sunday")
Morton and Southwell Plough Sunday
Posted on December 29, 2012 | 1 CommentPlough Monday was the day upon which agricultural workers returned to the land and they marked the occasion by disguising themselves and touring their local district dancing and performing plays […] -
![Geese may be in short supply at the Nottingham Goose Fair, but it’s still going strong after 700 years. It was so called because this was the best season to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_2028-115x115.jpg "Nottingham Goose Fair")
Nottingham Goose Fair
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 10 CommentsGeese may be in short supply at the Nottingham Goose Fair, but it’s still going strong after 700 years. It was so called because this was the best season to […] -
![Stir-Up Sunday is so called for two reasons. The first is from the wording of the collect in the church service for the day which begins ” Stir up , […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_7388-115x115.jpg "Stir-Up Sunday")
Stir-Up Sunday
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 11 CommentsStir-Up Sunday is so called for two reasons. The first is from the wording of the collect in the church service for the day which begins ” Stir up , […] -
![The permanent 60-foot Maypole at Wellow is one of the tallest in the UK and is the focus for the Spring Bank Holiday revelry in the village. The May Queen […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Wellow-Maypole-2012-5-115x115.jpg "Wellow Maypole Celebrations")
Wellow Maypole Celebrations
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 5 CommentsThe permanent 60-foot Maypole at Wellow is one of the tallest in the UK and is the focus for the Spring Bank Holiday revelry in the village. The May Queen […] -
![Every May 1st, Rattlejag Morris dance in the May at the ancient Castle Mound at Laxton. Welcoming the summer with dancing is a long-standing tradition which was revived here in […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/May-Day-Laxton-2010_-115x115.jpg "Laxton May Day")
Laxton May Day
Posted on December 4, 2012 | No CommentsEvery May 1st, Rattlejag Morris dance in the May at the ancient Castle Mound at Laxton. Welcoming the summer with dancing is a long-standing tradition which was revived here in […] -
![Scroggling the Holly marked the start of the festive season in Haworth, and was a modern ceremony involving gathering holly to decorate the town. You could expect lots of Victorian […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSC01094-115x115.jpg "Haworth Scroggling the Holly")
Haworth Scroggling the Holly
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 5 CommentsScroggling the Holly marked the start of the festive season in Haworth, and was a modern ceremony involving gathering holly to decorate the town. You could expect lots of Victorian […]