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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![Every Easter Monday, a gruelling race is held at the pretty village of Hedley on the Hill in rural Northumberland. Competitors in teams of three must carry an empty 9 […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_1587-115x115.jpg "Hedley Barrel Race")
Hedley Barrel Race
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsEvery Easter Monday, a gruelling race is held at the pretty village of Hedley on the Hill in rural Northumberland. Competitors in teams of three must carry an empty 9 […] -
![Egg jarping is a competition to see whose boiled egg is the hardest, by tapping them together until one cracks. It’s practised all over the world (I’ve known it all […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_1583-115x115.jpg "Peterlee World Egg Jarping Championships")
Peterlee World Egg Jarping Championships
Posted on March 31, 2013 | 7 CommentsEgg jarping is a competition to see whose boiled egg is the hardest, by tapping them together until one cracks. It’s practised all over the world (I’ve known it all […] -
![The Marvyn Dole is an ancient charitable distribution in the form of loaves and cloth which are given to the residents of Ufton Nervet every Maundy (or nearby) Thursday from […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_1512-115x115.jpg "Ufton Marvyn Dole")
Ufton Marvyn Dole
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsThe Marvyn Dole is an ancient charitable distribution in the form of loaves and cloth which are given to the residents of Ufton Nervet every Maundy (or nearby) Thursday from […] -
![Whuppity Scoorie is a festival celebrating the approach of spring and must be one of the best-named events in the calendar year! At 5.45 pm excitement builds as the local […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1457-115x115.jpg "Lanark Whuppity Scoorie")
Lanark Whuppity Scoorie
Posted on March 1, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhuppity Scoorie is a festival celebrating the approach of spring and must be one of the best-named events in the calendar year! At 5.45 pm excitement builds as the local […] -
![The Moonraking Festival is usually held every other February at Slaithwaite to commemorate a local legend of cunning smugglers, who nearly got caught retrieving their contraband hidden in the local […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Moonraking-115x115.jpg "Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival")
Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival
Posted on February 23, 2013 | 2 CommentsThe Moonraking Festival is usually held every other February at Slaithwaite to commemorate a local legend of cunning smugglers, who nearly got caught retrieving their contraband hidden in the local […] -
![Skipping on Shrove Tuesday was formerly carried out in numerous locations across the country; at Scarborough the tradition is still thriving. Its origins are unknown but it’s been happening for […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1380-115x115.jpg "Scarborough Skipping")
Scarborough Skipping
Posted on February 12, 2013 | 1 CommentSkipping on Shrove Tuesday was formerly carried out in numerous locations across the country; at Scarborough the tradition is still thriving. Its origins are unknown but it’s been happening for […] -
![Many major cities in the UK celebrate Lunar New Year, including Newcastle upon Tyne which is my nearest venue; it’s one of the most widespread cultural festivals in the world […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_9077-115x115.jpeg "Lunar New Year Celebrations")
Lunar New Year Celebrations
Posted on February 10, 2013 | 8 CommentsMany major cities in the UK celebrate Lunar New Year, including Newcastle upon Tyne which is my nearest venue; it’s one of the most widespread cultural festivals in the world […] -
![Scroggling the Holly marked the start of the festive season in Haworth, and was a modern ceremony involving gathering holly to decorate the town. You could expect lots of Victorian […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSC01094-115x115.jpg "Haworth Scroggling the Holly")
Haworth Scroggling the Holly
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 5 CommentsScroggling the Holly marked the start of the festive season in Haworth, and was a modern ceremony involving gathering holly to decorate the town. You could expect lots of Victorian […] -
![The Comberbach Soulcakers aka the Comberbach Swilltub Mummers were a revivalist group performing traditional folk plays – the main annual event was their performance of the Soulcaking play in early […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0936-115x115.jpg "Comberbach Soulcakers")
Comberbach Soulcakers
Posted on November 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe Comberbach Soulcakers aka the Comberbach Swilltub Mummers were a revivalist group performing traditional folk plays – the main annual event was their performance of the Soulcaking play in early […] -
![Souling or Soulcaking is a tradition in the North-West of England characterised by performances of traditional mumming plays which, in addition to the usual sword-fight and revival of a combatant, […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0953-115x115.jpg "Warburton Souling Play")
Warburton Souling Play
Posted on November 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsSouling or Soulcaking is a tradition in the North-West of England characterised by performances of traditional mumming plays which, in addition to the usual sword-fight and revival of a combatant, […]