15 July – The Bishop of Winchester or St Swithin died in AD 862. In legend the monks could not remove his body for 40 days and 40 nights because of torrential rain. It has now become folklore that if it rains on St Swithins day, it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
5 July – An open air meeting on Tynwald Hill, said to have been built from a portion of the soil from each region of the island.
2 February – Candle Mass is a Christian festival of blessing the candles.
1 February – St Brigit is a Christianised version of Brighid or Bride, a goddess associated with the beginning of spring, once widely venerated in by the Celts.
2nd February – The annual street ball game in Jedburgh, it said to have originally been played with the severed heads of border raiders.
14 February – An ancient festival dedicated later to St Valentine. It is associated with love and marriage. In the past some of its customs involved looking into the future to try and reveal the identity of future partners.
3 February – Blessing the throats at St Etheldreda’s Church, Ely Place, London. Throat complaint sufferers are blessed by invoking St Blaise, the patron Saint of people with throat problems
30 November – St Andrews Day, patron Saint of Scotland.
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