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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 June, 2016
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![As well as the usual aspects of a Christmas Day service like carols, prayers and the telling of the Nativity story, at Ripon the choristers distribute rosy red apples to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_7567-1-115x115.jpg "Ripon Christmas Day Apples")
Ripon Christmas Day Apples
Posted on June 27, 2016 | No CommentsAs well as the usual aspects of a Christmas Day service like carols, prayers and the telling of the Nativity story, at Ripon the choristers distribute rosy red apples to […] -
![Durham Cathedral is the final resting place of St Cuthbert and each year the Cathedral hosts a range of celebrations to mark his feast day on 20th March. Prayers are […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_5121-115x115.jpg "Durham St Cuthbert’s Day")
Durham St Cuthbert’s Day
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 3 CommentsDurham Cathedral is the final resting place of St Cuthbert and each year the Cathedral hosts a range of celebrations to mark his feast day on 20th March. Prayers are […] -
![Candlemas is a Christian festival commemorating the presentation of the infant Jesus at the Temple, and it always takes place on February 2nd, marking the very end of the Christmas […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_7836-115x115.jpg "Ripon Candlemas Festival")
Ripon Candlemas Festival
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 2 CommentsCandlemas is a Christian festival commemorating the presentation of the infant Jesus at the Temple, and it always takes place on February 2nd, marking the very end of the Christmas […] -
![The Scottish Battlefields Trust host a trio of commemorations of Lowlands battles, always held on the third weekend in September but moving venue around the relevant sites in turn. Expect […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_7005-115x115.jpg "Scottish Battlefields Trust Re-enactments (Prestonpans, Pinkie & Dunbar)")
Scottish Battlefields Trust Re-enactments (Prestonpans, Pinkie & Dunbar)
Posted on June 27, 2016 | 8 CommentsThe Scottish Battlefields Trust host a trio of commemorations of Lowlands battles, always held on the third weekend in September but moving venue around the relevant sites in turn. Expect […] -
![Nativity Plays are a widespread pre-Christmas custom, particularly common at Church schools when children take on the roles of the characters in the story of Jesus’ birth; the lead roles […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_7489-115x115.jpg "Astbury Live Nativity, Wheelbirks Nativity (and other similar events)")
Astbury Live Nativity, Wheelbirks Nativity (and other similar events)
Posted on June 27, 2016 | No CommentsNativity Plays are a widespread pre-Christmas custom, particularly common at Church schools when children take on the roles of the characters in the story of Jesus’ birth; the lead roles […]