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Traditions of Durham

4 traditions tied to Durham.

🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and 5 moreRapper sword A fast-paced five-person sword dance from the coalfields of North East England, kept alive by teams worldwide.Performance

🇬🇧 London, United KingdomRoyal Maundy A Church of England service where the monarch gives silver Maundy coins to older peopleSpiritual 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada and 1 moreStar Wars Day An annual worldwide celebration of the Star Wars universe on May 4Festival

🇬🇧 Ashbourne, United Kingdom and 1 moreRoyal Shrovetide Football A medieval mob football game played in Ashbourne on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.Game

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Royal Shrovetide Football: Adrian Roebuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Royal Maundy: Unknown author, Public domain, source

The weekly EveryParampara

Every week: one tradition from somewhere new, what is being celebrated around the world this week, and one idea explained.