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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, 2018
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![Cockenzie and Port Seton is a single settlement and a Friendly Society was founded there over 200 years ago to provide a fund to help widows of local fishermen lost […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_3716-115x115.jpg "Cockenzie and Port Seton Box Meeting")
Cockenzie and Port Seton Box Meeting
Posted on March 12, 2018 | No CommentsCockenzie and Port Seton is a single settlement and a Friendly Society was founded there over 200 years ago to provide a fund to help widows of local fishermen lost […] -
![Clipping the Church is an ancient custom whereby parishioners join hands in a ring to literally encircle and embrace the building, and a very recent revival takes place in Hexhamshire […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0016-115x115.jpg "Whitley Chapel Clipping the Church")
Whitley Chapel Clipping the Church
Posted on March 11, 2018 | 2 CommentsClipping the Church is an ancient custom whereby parishioners join hands in a ring to literally encircle and embrace the building, and a very recent revival takes place in Hexhamshire […] -
![The original fair at Kilbarchan was held to commemorate the saint after which the village was named, St Barchan; tradition has it that the local laird changed the name in […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0371-115x115.jpg "Kilbarchan Lilias Day")
Kilbarchan Lilias Day
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 2 CommentsThe original fair at Kilbarchan was held to commemorate the saint after which the village was named, St Barchan; tradition has it that the local laird changed the name in […] -
![The Scottish Alternative Games held at New Galloway each August are a Lowlands equivalent to the better known Highland games held around the country – so if you fancy a […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_6790-115x115.jpg "New Galloway Scottish Alternative Games")
New Galloway Scottish Alternative Games
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 2 CommentsThe Scottish Alternative Games held at New Galloway each August are a Lowlands equivalent to the better known Highland games held around the country – so if you fancy a […] -
![Finch Foundry is the last working water-powered forge in England and it belongs to the National Trust, using water from the River Taw to power all the machinery. Every year […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_3619-115x115.jpeg "Sticklepath Finch Foundry St Clements Day")
Sticklepath Finch Foundry St Clements Day
Posted on March 5, 2018 | No CommentsFinch Foundry is the last working water-powered forge in England and it belongs to the National Trust, using water from the River Taw to power all the machinery. Every year […] -
![The start of the agricultural year is marked at Durham by a plough being drawn through the streets from the Market Place to Palace Green, where it is received by […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_4863-115x115.jpg "Durham Plough Sunday")
Durham Plough Sunday
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 2 CommentsThe start of the agricultural year is marked at Durham by a plough being drawn through the streets from the Market Place to Palace Green, where it is received by […] -
![The recent revival of the Mock Mayor ceremony at Penryn harks back to the once-common custom of mock elections throughout the county, and in this case the real Mayor of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Penryn Mock Mayor")
Penryn Mock Mayor
Posted on March 5, 2018 | No CommentsThe recent revival of the Mock Mayor ceremony at Penryn harks back to the once-common custom of mock elections throughout the county, and in this case the real Mayor of […] -
![While most of the country is recovering from the excesses of the day before, the citizens of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire race around town with whisky barrels on Boxing Day. The […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_1045-115x115.jpeg "Grantchester Barrel Race")
Grantchester Barrel Race
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 3 CommentsWhile most of the country is recovering from the excesses of the day before, the citizens of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire race around town with whisky barrels on Boxing Day. The […] -
![The Battle of Stirling Bridge took place on 11th September 1297 in the Scottish Wars of Independence. In resounding victory for Scotland, the forces of William Wallace and Andrew Moray […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_3320-115x115.jpeg "Stirling Bridge Battle Commemoration")
Stirling Bridge Battle Commemoration
Posted on March 5, 2018 | No CommentsThe Battle of Stirling Bridge took place on 11th September 1297 in the Scottish Wars of Independence. In resounding victory for Scotland, the forces of William Wallace and Andrew Moray […] -
![As well as hosting the magnificent Tar Barrel event in November, Ottery St Mary is the setting for a very different annual custom in June: Pixie Day. While the current […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5697-115x115.jpg "Ottery St Mary Pixie Day")
Ottery St Mary Pixie Day
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 2 CommentsAs well as hosting the magnificent Tar Barrel event in November, Ottery St Mary is the setting for a very different annual custom in June: Pixie Day. While the current […]