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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 May, 2015
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![Ascension Day is an important landmark in the Christian calendar, commemorating the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It takes place on the 40th day after Easter and is always a […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_3002-115x115.jpg "Ascension Day Rooftop Singing")
Ascension Day Rooftop Singing
Posted on May 17, 2015 | 3 CommentsAscension Day is an important landmark in the Christian calendar, commemorating the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It takes place on the 40th day after Easter and is always a […] -
![St George’s feast is celebrated particularly enthusiastically in the ancient city of Salisbury, where Sarum Morris lead the festivities, sometimes with Christopher the Giant and always with Hob-Nob, a rather […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/salisbury-giant--115x115.jpg "Salisbury St George’s Day Celebrations")
Salisbury St George’s Day Celebrations
Posted on May 17, 2015 | No CommentsSt George’s feast is celebrated particularly enthusiastically in the ancient city of Salisbury, where Sarum Morris lead the festivities, sometimes with Christopher the Giant and always with Hob-Nob, a rather […] -
![Every Good Friday the Bell at Horndon on the Hill hosts a Bun Hanging event. It’s less well-known than the similar Widows Bun in London (see separate article) but it’s […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_5268-115x115.jpg "Horndon-on-the-Hill Buns")
Horndon-on-the-Hill Buns
Posted on May 6, 2015 | No CommentsEvery Good Friday the Bell at Horndon on the Hill hosts a Bun Hanging event. It’s less well-known than the similar Widows Bun in London (see separate article) but it’s […] -
![Sussex gets a special mention here because instead of celebrating Bonfire Night around the 5th of November, they have a whole series of events lasting all autumn long.Bonfire Night aka […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1019-115x115.jpg "Sussex Bonfire Season")
Sussex Bonfire Season
Posted on May 6, 2015 | 10 CommentsSussex gets a special mention here because instead of celebrating Bonfire Night around the 5th of November, they have a whole series of events lasting all autumn long.Bonfire Night aka […]