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TWELFTH NIGHT CELEBRATIONS, LONDON

Annual event held on January 6th, the twelfth day after Christmas. 12:45 South Bank. Annual ancient seasonal customs with contemporary festivity. The Holly Man, the winter guise of the Green Man from myths and folklore, decked in foliage, appears from the River Thames brought by a Thames Cutter, where he is met by Mummers. The Mummers then process to the Bankside Jetty east of Blackfriars Bridge and perform the Folk Combat Play of St. George, featuring the Turkey Sniper, Clever Legs, the Old 'Oss and many others, dressed in their spectacular 'guizes'. The play is full of wild verse and boisterous action. Cakes are handed out at the end of the play, 2 of which have a bean or pea hidden in them. Who ever finds them will be crowned King and Queen for the day and then lead the people through the streets to the George Inn in Borough High Street for storytelling, the Kissing Wishing Tree and dancing. More: Twelfth Night, London

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The www.free-events.co.uk website lists hundreds of events in the UK. Many make ideal family days out and holiday ideas, whilst others are more adventurous, colorful, exciting, and even eccentric or quirky. We include carnivals and parades, firework displays, music festivals, county agricultural shows, pet shows, village fates, sporting events, air shows, boat shows and many charity events. You will find event descriptions, dates, times and locations, and links to further information - blue for external information, red for internal pages with event descriptions and photographs. The main page lists brief descriptions of events in date order for the year ahead. If you would like your event considered for inclusion, please see the contacts page.

 

 

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