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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, 2017
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![The oldest documented custom in Scarborough is the annual Boxing Day football game between the local Firemen and Fishermen, which began as a charity fundraising event with records dating back […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_4684-115x115.jpg "Scarborough Fishermen and Firemen Football Match, Raft Race & Mile of Pennies")
Scarborough Fishermen and Firemen Football Match, Raft Race & Mile of Pennies
Posted on January 23, 2017 | 2 CommentsThe oldest documented custom in Scarborough is the annual Boxing Day football game between the local Firemen and Fishermen, which began as a charity fundraising event with records dating back […] -
![The Winter Droving at Penrith is a modern festival incorporating many traditional elements to celebrate the rural heritage of the region. There is also a parade in some years from […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_9497-115x115.jpg "Penrith & Ullswater Winter Droving")
Penrith & Ullswater Winter Droving
Posted on January 23, 2017 | 2 CommentsThe Winter Droving at Penrith is a modern festival incorporating many traditional elements to celebrate the rural heritage of the region. There is also a parade in some years from […] -
![Over the last few years, the occurrence of the Christmas Tree Festival has spread rapidly throughout the UK. Twenty years ago, they were barely heard of but now they are […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_7431-115x115.jpg "Christmas Tree Festivals (including Corbridge)")
Christmas Tree Festivals (including Corbridge)
Posted on January 23, 2017 | 4 CommentsOver the last few years, the occurrence of the Christmas Tree Festival has spread rapidly throughout the UK. Twenty years ago, they were barely heard of but now they are […] -
![Apple Howling is a revival of the ancient tradition of wassailing, the ritual to encourage the apple trees to produce a bumper crop – Howling is the local variant of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_7686-115x115.jpg "Bolney Apple Howling")
Bolney Apple Howling
Posted on January 7, 2017 | 2 CommentsApple Howling is a revival of the ancient tradition of wassailing, the ritual to encourage the apple trees to produce a bumper crop – Howling is the local variant of […]