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From 2012 Folklife Traditions directory. Latest version of Oct-Dec dates appear in FQ every October
v List 9: SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS,
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LIST by DOC ROWE
PEARLY KINGS & QUEENS HARVEST FESTIVAL 2012
v p 42
KAKING NEET ⇒ 1 Nov or near
© Carole Jolly.
Carole is a Freeman of the City of London, Pearly Queen of Crystal Palace, & Secretary of the LPKQ Society - see details previous page [‡]
All listings © Doc Rowe except any in italics. All photos © Doc Rowe unless otherwise credited
[§] Original Pearly Kings and Queens Association [‡] LPKQ London Pearly Kings and Queens Society
OCTOBER
TAR BARREL ROLLING ⇒ 5 Nov
Nottingham Goose Fair
Billingsgate Harvest Festival
Pearlies Harvest Festival [§]
Bellringers’ Feast
Pearlies Harvest Festival [‡]
Goozey Vair
Court Leet
Bampton Pony Fair
Punkie Night
Quit Rents Ceremony
Antrobus Soulcakers
Trick Or Treat
NOVEMBER
WROTH SILVER CEREMONY ⇒ 11 Nov
Kaking Neet
GUY FAWKES
Lewes Bonfire
Hatherleigh Fire Carnival
Bridgwater Carnival
Tar Barrel Rolling
Wroth Silver Ceremony
Firing The Fenny Poppers
Armistice Day
Yorkshire Carols
The Lords Mayor’s Show
Laxton Jury Day
Wall Game
Court Leet
LISTINGS UNDERLINED = see photos
Nottingham Notts days of 1st week in Oct
Last 3
Billingsgate
London
1st Sunday in October
St Martins in the Field London
1st Sunday in October
Twyford (nr Winchester) ants
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7th October
St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden London 2nd Sun in Oct [LPKG]
Tavistock
Devon
2nd Wednesday in Oct
Clifton, York
N. York
October
Bampton
Exmoor
Last Thursday in October
Hinton St George
Somerset Last Thursday in Octob er
Royal Courts of Justice London
Late October
Antrobus
Cheshire 31st October and on
various
UK
31st October
South and West of Sheffield
1st November or near
various
UK
Up to & inc. 5th Nov
Lewes
Sussex
5th November
Hatherleigh
Devon
Wednesday near 5th Nov
Bridgwater
Somerset
Thursday near 5th Nov
Ottery St Mary
Devon
5th November
Knightlow Cross
Warks
11th November
Fenny Stratford
Bucks
11th November
various
UK
11th November
various
Yorks
From 11th November
City of London
London
2nd Saturday in November
Laxton
Notts (Newark)
Late November
Eton
Berks
Late November
Fylingthorpe
N. Yorks
December
DECEMBER including CHRISTMAS, BOXING DAY, new year’s eve
FIRING THE FENNY POPPERS ⇒ 11 Nov
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Tin Can Band
Broughton
Northants
Sunday after 12th Dec
Tup Plays
Sheffield and Chesterfield area
Christmas
Burning Ashen Faggot
Dunster
Somerset
Christmas Eve
Tolling The Devils Knell
Dewsbury
W Yorks
Christmas Eve
Mummers
Bampton
Oxon
Christmas Eve
Feather Guisers
Uttoxeter
Staffs
Christmas Eve and Day
Crookham Mummers
Crookham
Hants
Boxing Day
Flamborough Sword Dance
Flamborough
Yorkshire
Boxing Day
Greatham
Co. Durham Boxing Day
Greatham Sword Dance Play
Straw Boys/ Mummers
Fermanagh
Ireland Christmas
Barrel rolling competition
Denbigh
Denbighshire Boxing Day [Eds]
Wren Boys
Dingle
Ireland
Boxing Day
Darkie Day
Padstow
Cornwall Boxing Day &New Year’s Day
Handsworth Sword Dancers
Handsworth
S. Yorkshire Boxing Day
Grenoside Sword Dancers
Grenoside
S. Yorkshire Boxing Day
Monkseaton Dancers
Monkseaton
Tyne-Tees
Boxing Day
Marshfield Mummers
Marshfield
Glos
Boxing Day
Ripon Sword Dancers
Ripon
N. Yorks
Boxing Day
Annual Dip
Whitby
N. Yorks
Boxing Day
Symondsbury Mummers
Symondsbury
Dorset Christmas
Fylingdale Guisers
Fylingthorpe
N. Yorks
Christmas
Flambeaux Procession
Comrie
Tayside
New Year’s Eve
Swinging The Fireballs
Stonehaven
Grampian
New Year’s Eve
MARI LWYD different places - different days [photo p10] S.E. Wales Before Christmas to New Year’s Day
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