Welcome to Calendar Customs!
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, 2022
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![While there are many celebrations to mark the arrival of Spring for May Day, there are few which have as long a tradition as Ickwell in Bedfordshire, where records of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7303-115x115.jpeg "Ickwell May Day")
Ickwell May Day
Posted on May 12, 2022 | No CommentsWhile there are many celebrations to mark the arrival of Spring for May Day, there are few which have as long a tradition as Ickwell in Bedfordshire, where records of […] -
![Dwile Flonking, a merry drinking game played outdoors, was invented in the 1960s with a spurious history suggesting that it dated back hundreds of years (apparently it’s still in dispute), […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1593-115x115.jpeg "Geldeston Locks: Waveney Valley Dwile Flonking")
Geldeston Locks: Waveney Valley Dwile Flonking
Posted on May 9, 2022 | No CommentsDwile Flonking, a merry drinking game played outdoors, was invented in the 1960s with a spurious history suggesting that it dated back hundreds of years (apparently it’s still in dispute), […]