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The Wakes Week is a holiday period in parts of England and Scotland. Originally a religious celebration or feast, the tradition of the Wakes Week developed into a secular holiday, particularly in North West England during the Industrial Revolution. In Scotland, each city has a "Trades Fortnight"; two weeks in the summer when tradesmen take ...
Eyam (/ ˈ iː m / ⓘ) [2] is an English village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales that lies within the Peak District National Park.There is evidence of early occupation by Ancient Britons on the surrounding moors and lead was mined in the area by the Romans. [3]
As the first holiday of the summer, Whitsun was one of the favourite times in the traditional calendar, and Whit Sunday, or the following week, was a time for celebration. This took the form of fêtes, fairs, pageants and parades, with Whitsun ales and Morris dancing in the south of England and Whit walks, Club Days and wakes in the north. [18]
Start of Wakes Week (Parts of England and Scotland) Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England) Weekend after first Monday: September 7. Feast of Sts Cosmas and Damian (Italian-American) Second Sunday: September 13. Education Sunday (British Churches) Racial Justice Sunday (British Churches) Third Sunday: September 20
They now appear to be confined to the north west of England. At least 5 rushbearing ceremonies still occur in Cumbria where girls dressed in green process around the town. [3] The Rushcart grew into a festival held on the annual wakes week or mill holidays. There would be music, dancing and other entertainments.
Of those aged 16–74 in Saddleworth, 45.3% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, lower than the figures for all of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham (55.2%) and about the same for England (45.5%). [16] [17] According to the census, 1.9% were unemployed and 28.2% were economically inactive.
It was particularly associated with the events of Wakes week in the Midlands and northern England. [ 13 ] A more infamous event, the Stamford bull run , continued until 1839 despite being banned by the 1835 act; though the Tutbury run was held to have been more excessive.
Kirk Ireton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Wirksworth on a hillside near Carsington Water, 700 feet (210 m) above sea level. The population at the 2011 Census was 518. [ 1 ]