Traditional celebrations
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Traditional Holidays and celebrations.
Celebrate Traditional British Holidays & Celebrations. A guide to traditional British holidays and celebrations throughout the year. Gatherings, age old customs and traditions, local food and drink, all help mark the occasions.
Celebrate with your friends and family each season.
Twelfth Night
Recognised as the last day of the Christmas festive season. It is tradition to take down your Christmas tree and decorations to avoid bad luck in the year ahead.
January 5 2024
Burns Night
Celebrate the life and poetry Scottish Robert Burns, with a special Burns Night Supper with Haggis, Neeps and Tatties and friends.
January 25 2024
St. Dwynwen’s Day
Celebrate Welsh Valentine’s day – St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers.
January 25 2024
Candlemas Day
Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian Christmas calendar. It is tradition (although not so popular these days) for people to have light candles in their windows on the night.
February 2 2024
St Patricks Day
Celebrating the Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish National festival celebrated around the world.
March 17 2024
Valentines Day
Send the one you love a Valentines gift & card. Give chocolates and jewellery.
February 14 2024
St Davids Day
Celebrating the patron Saint of Wales, St David, the celebration is marked with parades, the wearing leeks and feasts.
March 1 2024
Shrove Tuesday
Everybody loves pancakes, and Shrove Tuesday is the perfect day to indulge.
March 1 2024
St Pirans Day
St Piran’s Day is an annual celebration held on March 5th in Cornwall, England to honor the region’s patron saint, Saint Piran.
March 5 2024
Mothering Sunday
Mothers Days is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. Buy a great British made gift or British Flowers for your mother on Mothers Day.
March 27 2024
April Fools Day
Traditional day of jokes and pranks every year on the 1st of April, until 12 noon, when all pranks must stop and be revealed.
April 1 2024
Maudy Thursday
Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
April 14 2024
Good Friday
Mothers Days is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. Buy a great British made gift or British Flowers for your mother on Mothers Day.
March 27 2024
Easter Sunday
Celebrate Easter Sunday with family days out, chocolate eggs, and springtime traditions.
March 31 2024
Easter Monday
Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
April 14 2024
St Georges Day
Celebrating the Patron Saint of England – St George. St. George’s Day bunting Book a Morris Dancer.
April 23 2024
Beltane
Beltane is the Gaelic May Day festival.
May 2 2024
May Day
May Day has been celebrated in England for centuries. Traditional May Day celebrations include the crowning a May Queen, Dancing around the Maypole and Morris Dancing.
May 2 2024
Summer Solstice
The UK summer solstice marks the end of spring and start of summer and is the longest day of the year.
June 20 2024
Harvest Festival
On or Near the Sunday of the Harvest Moon. Harvest Home is a traditional English harvest festival celebrated since pagan times.
Sunday nearest the harvest moon 2024
St Andrews Day
Scotland’s national day.
November 30 2024
Punkie Night
Punky night is a local Somerset tradition where villagers gather together for a procession with lanterns are made out of manglewurzel.
October 30 2024
Bonfire Night
One of the biggest occasions for fireworks in Britain is Guy Fawkes Night held each year in November.
November 5 2024
Winter Solstice
This day brings people together at Stonehenge in Glastonbury, to bring in the shortest day of the year.
Sunday nearest the harvest moon 2024
Christmas Day
A sparkling Christmas tree, cards and presents with everyone around the table for Christmas lunch.
December 25 2024
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is celebrated the day after Christmas Day, traditionally giving gifts to friend and neighbours.
December 26 2024
Hogmanay
Hogmanay is Scotland’s world famous New Year’s celebration.
December 31 2024
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