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Friday 15 January

• Fri 15 Jan All day

  Custom, day 1 of 3

  Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

  Manor Leisure Centre, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
  • Animal Customs
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Fri 15 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Aberystwyth Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan

  Sets off from Aberystwyth Bandstand, Ceredigion

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
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Saturday 16 January

Happy birthday to Iona Fyfe (29 today)

• Sat 16 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 2 of 3 · All day
• Sat 16 Jan 09:30 16:00

  Custom

  Goathland Plough Stots Day of Dance

  Goathland Community Hub, Goathland, North Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
  
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• Sat 16 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Carhampton Wassail

  Butchers Arms, Carhampton, Somerset

  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Food and Drink
  • Plant and Tree Lore
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• Sat 16 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Caerleon Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan

  Goldcroft Inn, Caerleon, Newport

  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Christmas and New Year
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Sunday 17 January

Born on this day: Matt McGinn (1928) and Mike Waterson (1941)

• Sun 17 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 3 of 3 · All day

Monday 18 January

• Mon 18 Jan from 18:30

  Custom

  Whimple Wassail

  Whimple Heritage Centre, Whimple, Devon

  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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