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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 December, 2023
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![Every Boxing Day in Bedford, the local morris dancers perform in the town, and the focus of their programme is the Boar’s Head Ceremony in which the proprietor of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_6821-115x115.jpeg "Bedford Boar’s Head Ceremony")
Bedford Boar’s Head Ceremony
Posted on December 28, 2023 | No CommentsEvery Boxing Day in Bedford, the local morris dancers perform in the town, and the focus of their programme is the Boar’s Head Ceremony in which the proprietor of the […] -
![This is a modern tradition of a convoy of brightly decorated tractors and/or trucks making its way through a series of towns and villages spreading Christmas cheer and festivity through […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1034-115x115.jpeg "Festive Truck & Tractor Runs including Sedgefield")
Festive Truck & Tractor Runs including Sedgefield
Posted on December 18, 2023 | No CommentsThis is a modern tradition of a convoy of brightly decorated tractors and/or trucks making its way through a series of towns and villages spreading Christmas cheer and festivity through […] -
![This well-loved annual event is regarded by many as the start of the Christmas season in Durham, and a large procession of children bearing lanterns winds its way up the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_6705-115x115.jpeg "Durham Children’s Lantern Parade and St Nicholas Service")
Durham Children’s Lantern Parade and St Nicholas Service
Posted on December 3, 2023 | No CommentsThis well-loved annual event is regarded by many as the start of the Christmas season in Durham, and a large procession of children bearing lanterns winds its way up the […]