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Friday 1 January

Born on this day: George Petrie (1790) and Margaret Barry (1917)

• Fri 1 Jan 11:50 13:00

  Custom

  Monkseaton Morris New Year’s Day Dance

  The Ship, Monkseaton, Tyne and Wear

  • Dance
  • Mumming play
  • Christmas and New Year
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Sunday 3 January

• Sun 3 Jan from 12:00

  Custom

  Bankside Twelfth Night

  Shakespeare’s Globe, London, Greater London

  • Mumming play
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Twelfth Night
  • Food and Drink
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Tuesday 5 January

Twelfth Night

Happy birthday to Georgia Ruth (39 today)

Born on this day: Fred Jordan (1922)

Wednesday 6 January

Born on this day: Bob Copper (1915), Pop Maynard (1872) and Sandy Denny (1947)

• Wed 6 Jan All day

  Custom

  Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Mari Lwyd

  Star on the Hill, Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd, Monmouthshire

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Twelfth Night
  • Animal Customs
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• Wed 6 Jan 14:30 16:00

  Custom

  Haxey Hood

  St Nicholas Church, Haxey, Lincolnshire

  • Custom game
  • Procession
  • Twelfth Night
  • Sports and Games
  
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• Wed 6 Jan from 19:00

  Custom

  Dinas Mawddwy Plygain on Twelfth Night

  Capel Ebeneser, Dinas Mawddwy, Gwynedd

  • Ceremony
  • Twelfth Night
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Thursday 7 January🌑 New moon

Born on this day: Dave Cousins (1940)