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by Mandy Barrow

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British Special Days October 2011 - 2013 Holidays in the UK
Facts and Sayings about October | Interactive Calendars 2012 when is .... what date is .... what happens on ..... the date of ... World Conker Championships, Northamptonshire Follow this link to find out more about this traditional game       The Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Trafalgar Square. The 'Pearlies' were costermonger's (street seller of fruit (apples, etc.) and their distinctive costumes are said to have sprung from the arrival of a big cargo of pearl-buttons from Japan in the 1860's. Sept/Oct Sept/Oct Sept/Oct Trafalgar Day 21 Oct 21 Oct 21 Oct October Plenty, London A harvest celebration held annually in Southwark.Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and theatre with contemporary festivity. Oct Oct Oct Punky Night On Punky Night in Hinton St George, Somerset, local children join a procession through the village streets, swinging their homemade lanterns and going house to house, singing traditional ‘punky’ songs and sometimes getting a few pennies at the front door. Oct Oct Oct British Summer Time Ends (daylight savings = clocks go back 1 hour) Greewich Mean Time Begins 30 Oct 28 Oct 27 Oct Hallowe'en Night 31 Oct 31 Oct 31 Oct September November January February March April May June July August September October November December

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