Ritual Year

Plough Monday: Welcoming in the Agricultural Year

Marking the traditional beginning of the agricultural year, Plough Monday, observed on the first Monday after Epiphany, offers a vivid…

4 months ago

Twelfth Night: The Festive Finale of Christmastide

Twelfth Night, the traditional end of the Twelve Days of Christmas, is a captivating and often overlooked celebration rooted in…

4 months ago

Tree Dressing Day: Celebrating the Beauty of Trees

As Tree Dressing Day draws near, it can be interesting to ask ourselves this question: have you ever looked at…

5 months ago

The Peace before the Party: Advent Traditions

Advent calendars. They are everywhere at this time of year. From the classic chocolate ones in their various flavours and…

5 months ago

Herald in the Summer: Summer Solstice & Midsummer

How do you herald in the summer? What traditions mark the changing of the seasons? For thousands of years, the…

11 months ago

Drinking with the Trees: The Tradition of Wassailing

At the heart of English tradition lies wassailing, an ancient and joyful custom that marks the New Year with blessings,…

1 year ago

Celebrating New Year’s: Games, Gifts, and Royal Favour

What are your plans for New Year’s? Watching the fireworks? Counting down the year with a glass of champagne in…

1 year ago

Feasts, Parties and Celebrations: The Twelve Days of Christmas

How do you celebrate Christmas? Most, if not all, families will have their Christmas traditions; the food they eat, the…

1 year ago

Winter Warming: Ritual Year Traditions in the First Season

In the Ritual Year, the year is divided into the four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. This roughly maps onto…

1 year ago

Christmas Through the Ages

How do you celebrate Christmas? You might have traditions that are unique to you and your family, your cultural heritage…

1 year ago

Blod-Monath: Winter Survival & Celebration

November, the month of Guy Fawkes, bonfires and autumn leaves, went by a different moniker during the Early Medieval period.…

2 years ago

Ghostly Trick or Pious Treat? The Origins of Halloween

As soon as the leaves start to change colour, and the blanket of them begins to crunch under foot, our…

2 years ago

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