Customs

Saturday 24 July

Sunday 25 July

Folklore from the old calendars

The Mutton Pie at Cliffe No longer kept KentSt James's Day was reckoned the day oysters came in, and Hone records the vulgar belief that whoever ate oysters on it would never want money.
Knill’s Games at St Ives Still kept CornwallJohn Knill of St Ives left the income of an estate to trustees to pay for prizes in racing, rowing and wrestling, to be held every fifth year for ever round the mausoleum he built in 1782 on a high rock near the town.
Hops before St James’s Day Lore and belief HerefordshireAmong the folk lore of St James's Day Chambers gives a Herefordshire saying about the county's hop crop.
Garlands on the Graves on St James’s Day No longer kept LondonThe Argus newspaper of August 1790 reported that on St James's Day, which had fallen on a Sunday, crowds went to St James's churchyard to honour the graves of their friends.
St James’s oysters Lore and belief LondonOysters came in in London on St James's Day, Old Style, and it was believed that whoever ate oysters on that day would never want for money all the year.
London against Westminster on St James’s Day No longer kept LondonThe citizens of London held a yearly public wrestling trial on St James's Day.
St James’s Fair forborn No longer kept LondonA fair was held every year at St James's in Westminster on or about 25 July, St James's Day.

Monday 26 July

Tuesday 27 July

Friday 30 July

Fri 30 Jul from 05:00
Custom

Langholm Common Riding

Sets off from Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway

Saturday 31 July

Sunday 1 August

Lammas

Folklore from the old calendars

Lammas in the old calendars 11 entriesLammas Towers, The Exeter Lammas Glove, St Wilfrid’s Feast at Ripon, Lammas, the Loaf-Mass, Glove Silver, At Latter Lammas, A live lamb for York Minster, Up Snaefell and Barrule on the first Sunday of August, Lammas, called August’s Wheel, The feast round Hitchingstone, Geese with straws on Lammas Day
Doggett’s Coat and Badge Still kept LondonThomas Dogget, a Dublin-born comic actor and a keen supporter of the Hanoverian succession, gave a waterman's coat and silver badge to be rowed for on 1 August 1715, the first anniversary of George I's accession, and at his death left money to keep the prize going for ever.
Burning Fern for Rain Lore and belief Scotland, StaffordshireA letter of 1 August 1636 from the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery to the high sheriff of Staffordshire said that the king was about to pass through the county.
Swimming the Cattle in Westmeath No longer kept LeinsterSir Henry Piers, describing County Westmeath in 1682, wrote that on the first Sunday in harvest, that is in August, the people were sure to drive their cattle into some pool or river and swim them.

Monday 2 August New moon

Wednesday 4 August

Thursday 5 August

Friday 6 August

Monday 9 August

Tuesday 10 August

Friday 13 August

Fri 13 Aug 09:00 18:00
Custom

The Burryman

Staghead Hotel, South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh

Sunday 15 August

Monday 16 August

Tuesday 17 August Sturgeon Moon

Wednesday 18 August

Saturday 21 August

Sat 21 Aug from 14:00
Custom

Cilgerran Coracle Races

Sets off from River Teifi at Dolbadau, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire
- Custom game
- Sports and Games

Saturday 24 July

Sunday 25 July

Monday 26 July

Tuesday 27 July

Friday 30 July

Langholm Common Riding

Saturday 31 July

Sunday 1 August

Monday 2 August🌑 New moon

Wednesday 4 August

Thursday 5 August

Friday 6 August

Monday 9 August

Tuesday 10 August

Friday 13 August

The Burryman

Sunday 15 August

Monday 16 August

Tuesday 17 August🌕 Sturgeon Moon

Wednesday 18 August

Saturday 21 August

Cilgerran Coracle Races

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Monday 2 August New moon

Tuesday 17 August Sturgeon Moon