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Burning Of The Clavie (Photo: Anne Burgess - From geograph.org.uk. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

The Burning of the Clavie, a fire festival in Scotland

The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually on 11th January in Scotland, celebrating the New Year according to the Julian calendar…

Burning Of The Clavie (Photo: Anne Burgess - From geograph.org.uk. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

The Burning of the Clavie in Burghead

The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually in Burghead. The tradition celebrates the New year according to the Julian calendar…

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Bringing in the New Year with a unique fire festival

The Burning of the Clavie is a unique fire festival held annually on 11th January in Burghead, Moray…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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