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maypole
thumb|upright=1.35|Dancing around the midsummer pole, in Åmmeberg, Sweden
A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place.
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake
annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester, England
hot cross bun
spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins and marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday
Simnel cake
Light fruit cake with two layers of almond paste or marzipan, one in the middle and one on top, that is toasted and eaten during the Easter period
mummers play
folk play

Henley Royal Regatta
recurring rowing event in Henley-on-Thames, UK
Cotswold Olimpick Games
annual celebration of sports and games
Royal Shrovetide Football
annual medieval football game played in Ashbourne, England
Trafalgar Day
annual celebration held on 21 October
Swan Upping
ceremony
Cowes Week
sailing regatta
England, England
1998 novel by Julian Barnes

New Forest coven
British coven
well dressing
tradition practised in some parts of rural England in which wells, springs and other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals