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 December, 2025
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![Thomas Becket was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry II in 1162; as the King’s friend and Lord Chancellor, it was hoped by Henry that Thomas would continue to […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2380-115x115.jpeg "Canterbury Memorial Service for the Martyrdom of St Thomas")
Canterbury Memorial Service for the Martyrdom of St Thomas
Posted on December 30, 2025 | No CommentsThomas Becket was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry II in 1162; as the King’s friend and Lord Chancellor, it was hoped by Henry that Thomas would continue to […] -
![Started well over half a century ago, the annual Tug of War on Boxing Day has become a firm favourite in the local calendar of Rearsby in Leicestershire, and spectators […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_8774-115x115.jpeg "Rearsby Boxing Day Tug-of-War")
Rearsby Boxing Day Tug-of-War
Posted on December 27, 2025 | No CommentsStarted well over half a century ago, the annual Tug of War on Boxing Day has become a firm favourite in the local calendar of Rearsby in Leicestershire, and spectators […] -
![The enormous bonfire held every New Year’s Eve at Biggar marks Hogmanay with a conflagration that burns for hours. Written records for the custom date back to the early years […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_8847-115x115.jpeg "Biggar Bonfire")
Biggar Bonfire
Posted on December 11, 2025 | No CommentsThe enormous bonfire held every New Year’s Eve at Biggar marks Hogmanay with a conflagration that burns for hours. Written records for the custom date back to the early years […]