Yorkshire Day
August 1, 2025-August 1, 2025 -
UK, UK
Yorkshire Day is a day to remember and celebrate, the largest county in the UK, Yorkshire.
Originating as a military holiday, its roots stem from more than a few things, including the emancipation of slaves in 1834, and a few military customs and some protests about losing Yorkshire’s cultural identity.
The military custom involves light infantry originally as Minden Day, although later joined by five other regiments in this tradition.
The military permitted the regiments to wear a rose in their headdress; although the original Light Infantry use a white rose instead of the standard red rose.
The emancipation anniversary is celebrated in the honor of William Wilberforce, whom successfully campaigned for the emancipation. The protests were regarding the identity of Yorkshire against the Local Government re-organization of 1974.
Yet with such a long and diverse history of changes, Yorkshire has kept itself from changing, keeping it’s old world appeal and aesthetic as the Day has become more and more known world-wide.
01 Aug 25
00:00 - 23:59
Yorkshire Day
