Oak Apple Day
Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day was a formal public holiday celebrated in England on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of the English monarchy, in May 1660. In some parts of the country the day is still celebrated and has also been known as Shick Shack Day, Oak and Nettle Day, or Arbor Tree Day. In 1660, Parliament declared 29 May a public holiday, "to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day."
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Oak Apple Day
Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day was a formal public holiday celebrated in England on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of the English monarchy, in May 1660. In some parts of the country the day is still celebrated and has also been known as Shick Shack Day, Oak and Nettle Day, or Arbor Tree Day. In 1660, Parliament declared 29 May a public holiday, "to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day."
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Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day ...... ounded by Charles II in 1681).
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An oak apple in Worcestershire, England
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Wearing of sprigs of oak leave ...... o might be beaten with nettles
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same day each year
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Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day ...... he entering London that day."
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Oak and Nettle Day
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Royal Oak Day
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Shick Shack Day
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