A calendar of customs

Part one January to May

How many customs?• In Nottinghamshire – at least over 300 customs recorded

• Personally – 220 customs and counting. Long interest.

• Paganism and the blanket , many customs have pagan origins and Christianity is like a blanket, every now again it wears and true origins can be seen– Pope Gregory converted heathen temples

• Here’s a hand picked Nottinghamesque selection

January

Derby Tup

First footing and other luck giving

Plough Monday Plays

Plough Monday Plays

The Straw bear

Plough Sunday

February

Blidworth cradle rocking

Ruddington Orange rolling

March

Stoning the Wren

Eakring Ball Game

April

Porch Watching

Egg rolling

Beltaine fires

MAY

Hocktide

May Day

Cowslip Sunday

Spaw Sunday

Where to go next• Buy my book! When it is released

• Follow my blog www.traditionalcustomsandceremonies.wordpress.com

• www.anottinghamshirecalendar.wordpress.com

• Sign the petition - https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/the-uk-government-ratifies-the-unesco-convention-on-intangible-cultural-heritage