Customs

Customs, processions, games and wassails, in the order they come round.

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Friday 2 July

Folklore from the old calendars

St Martin of Bullion’s Day Lore and belief Scotland4 July keeps the moving of St Martin's remains to the cathedral of Tours, and in Scotland it was called St Martin of Bullion's Day.
The Fairlop Oak Fair No longer kept EssexOn the first Friday in July a fair grew up round the Fairlop Oak in Hainault Forest, a tree said to measure thirty-six feet round.
Reed Day at Farnborough No longer kept KentOn the Sunday after St Peter's Day the porch of Farnborough church was strewn with reeds, and a sermon was preached under the will of George Dalton, dated 1556.
Whalton’s bonfire on Old Midsummer Eve Still kept NorthumberlandWhalton in Northumberland lit its Midsummer fire on 4 July, Midsummer Eve in the Old Style.
The Weston Favell wake No longer kept NorthamptonshireThe wake of Weston Favell, near Northampton, began on the Sunday after St Peter's Day with a special sermon and psalms that drew crowds from the neighbouring villages.
Claybrooke wake after St Peter’s Day No longer kept LeicestershireClaybrooke in Leicestershire kept its wake on the Sunday after St Peter's Day, St Peter being the patron of the church.