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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 March, 2013
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![Egg jarping is a competition to see whose boiled egg is the hardest, by tapping them together until one cracks. It’s practised all over the world (I’ve known it all […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_1583-115x115.jpg "Peterlee World Egg Jarping Championships")
Peterlee World Egg Jarping Championships
Posted on March 31, 2013 | 5 CommentsEgg jarping is a competition to see whose boiled egg is the hardest, by tapping them together until one cracks. It’s practised all over the world (I’ve known it all […] -
![The Marvyn Dole is an ancient charitable distribution in the form of loaves and cloth which are given to the residents of Ufton Nervet every Maundy (or nearby) Thursday from […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_1512-115x115.jpg "Ufton Marvyn Dole")
Ufton Marvyn Dole
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsThe Marvyn Dole is an ancient charitable distribution in the form of loaves and cloth which are given to the residents of Ufton Nervet every Maundy (or nearby) Thursday from […] -
![The Assize of Bread and Ale was a thirteenth century statute setting out quality control for those staples of the English diet, in an early form of consumer protection to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_4635-115x115.jpg "Ripley Assize of Bread & Ale Tasting")
Ripley Assize of Bread & Ale Tasting
Posted on March 25, 2013 | No CommentsThe Assize of Bread and Ale was a thirteenth century statute setting out quality control for those staples of the English diet, in an early form of consumer protection to […] -
![In the past it was common practice for a curfew bell to be rung, to let people know it was time to cover their fires and get to bed. Lincoln’s […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lincolns-inn-115x115.jpg "London Lincoln’s Inn Curfew")
London Lincoln’s Inn Curfew
Posted on March 25, 2013 | No CommentsIn the past it was common practice for a curfew bell to be rung, to let people know it was time to cover their fires and get to bed. Lincoln’s […] -
![In the past it was common practice for a curfew bell to be rung, to let people know it was time to cover their fires and get to bed. Sandwich […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_3649-115x115.jpg "Sandwich Curfew Bell")
Sandwich Curfew Bell
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 3 CommentsIn the past it was common practice for a curfew bell to be rung, to let people know it was time to cover their fires and get to bed. Sandwich […] -
![In the past it was common practice for a curfew bell to be rung, to let people know it was time to cover their fires and get to bed. Presteigne […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Presteigne-115x115.jpg "Presteigne Curfew")
Presteigne Curfew
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 1 CommentIn the past it was common practice for a curfew bell to be rung, to let people know it was time to cover their fires and get to bed. Presteigne […] -
![Margate is the setting for a Blessing of the Seas in the Greek Orthodox celebrations at Epiphany (6th January) marking the baptism of Christ. Margate was chosen for the honour […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_4183-115x115.jpeg "Margate Blessing of the Seas")
Margate Blessing of the Seas
Posted on March 23, 2013 | No CommentsMargate is the setting for a Blessing of the Seas in the Greek Orthodox celebrations at Epiphany (6th January) marking the baptism of Christ. Margate was chosen for the honour […] -
![The church of St Lawrence Jewry is the setting for an annual endowed sermon, a survivor from the fourteenth century when it was originally preached from the old open-air pulpit […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0285-115x115.jpg "London Spital Sermon")
London Spital Sermon
Posted on March 23, 2013 | 4 CommentsThe church of St Lawrence Jewry is the setting for an annual endowed sermon, a survivor from the fourteenth century when it was originally preached from the old open-air pulpit […] -
![Mudeford in Dorset is a salmon fishing village and each year on Rogation Sunday the local vicar takes to the water in a rowing boat, to bless the sea in […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mudeford-115x115.jpg "Mudeford Blessing the Waters")
Mudeford Blessing the Waters
Posted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsMudeford in Dorset is a salmon fishing village and each year on Rogation Sunday the local vicar takes to the water in a rowing boat, to bless the sea in […] -
![The parishes of Southwark Cathedral (on the South bank ) and St Magnus the Martyr (on the North bank) meet in the middle of London Bridge, and each January the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_7728-115x115.jpg "London: Blessing the River Thames")
London: Blessing the River Thames
Posted on March 22, 2013 | 6 CommentsThe parishes of Southwark Cathedral (on the South bank ) and St Magnus the Martyr (on the North bank) meet in the middle of London Bridge, and each January the […]