The Horn Dance
Abbots Bromley
in StaffordshireThe ancient Horn Dance is an annual event held traditionally on the first Monday after the first Sunday after September 4th! More information
Church Clipping
It involves surrounding a Church by holding
hands. The custom is supposed to be an outward display of affection by
the parishioners, for their church. Its origins are unknown. Painswick Church Clipping, Painswick, Gloucestershire 3rd week in September Wirksworth Clipping the Church, Peak Districton Sunday nearest to the 8th of September. Hop Hoodening - Canterbury Kent - Early September The county of Kent was the main hop growing area in the country. Hop Hoodening celebrates the harvesting of the hops. The celebration begins with a Procession through the shopping precincts into the Cathedral by the Hop Queen in a Hop Bower, followed by country dancers and Morris Men. The procession is usually accompanied by two Hooden Horses . Horseman's Sunday - Hyde Park Church - Third Sunday The vicar of St John's Church appears before his congregation on horseback and blesses a hundred or so horses. He then leads a cavalcade of over 100 horses and riders to the church to celebrate horse riding in the heart of London. At noon the horses begin to arrive in procession, lining up along the forecourt of the church and on Hyde Park Crescent for a blessing, before taking part in a ride-past and a presentation of rosettes. |
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Calendar of unusual Customs and Traditions in England, Scotland and Wales SEPTEMBER
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