06 June 2006
Bun Throwing in Abingdon - 10 June 2006
To mark Abingdon’s 450th Anniversary Celebrations of the town's first Royal Charter bun throwing will take place on Saturday 10 June 2006, 5.30/6 p.m. (My photos above were taken in June 2002, celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee.)
Local councillors will throw 4000 currant buns from the roof of the Museum, to crowds assembled below in the Market Place. This unusual local custom only takes place to mark a royal event or special celebration. It dates back to 1860, the coronation of King Geoge III. The buns are specially baked and are edible, although many people save them. The museum, originally built as the County Court for Berkshire, has a display of buns going back many years.
You can read more about this custom in the article Bread from the Heavens at http://www.thisislimitededition.co.uk/item.asp?category=History&ID=191
# posted by BH @ 10:45 pm 
