Everything about Yorkshire Day totally explained
Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote the
historic English county of
Yorkshire. It was first celebrated in 1975, by the
Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in
Beverley, as "protest movement against the
local re-organisation of 1974". The date alludes to the
Battle of Minden, and also the anniversary of the
emancipation of slaves in the
British Empire in
1834, for which a
Yorkshire MP,
William Wilberforce, had campaigned.
The day was already celebrated by the
The Light Infantry, successors to the
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, as
Minden Day. Together with five other infantry regiments of the
British Army, a rose is permitted to be worn in the headress. In the case of the Light Infantry, the rose is white.
Amongst the celebrations there's a Civic gathering of
Lord Mayors,
Mayors, and other Civic Heads from across the county, convened by the
Yorkshire Society, which has been held in :
Saltburn and
Saddleworth have also played host.
Similar events have been promoted by the
Friends of Real Lancashire (November 27, since 1996) and the
Huntingdonshire Society (April 25, since 2002) to promote their causes.
Critical reaction
The day has attracted some criticism:
Despite the serious underlying purpose and money-raising activities for charity, some Yorkshire people worry that it has become a media and marketing jamboree, perpetuating stereotypes of whippets, black puddings and flat caps. "We have to be careful not to overdo it, but regional distinctiveness adds colour. I'm against a grey uniformity spreading over everything, which is the way the world is going," says Arnold Kellett from the Yorkshire Dialect Society.Further Information
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