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Oak Apple Day is a holiday celebrated in the United Kingdom on 29th May. It is the anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy in England in 1660. In some parts of the country, the day was also known as Shick-Shack Day.Traditional celebrations to commemorate the event often entailed the wearing of oak apple s or leaves, in reference to the occasion after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 when the future Charles II of England escaped the Roundhead army by hiding in a Boscobel oak tree (known in some parts of the country as a shick-shack).
It is widely believed that these ceremonies, which have now largely died out, are continuations of pre- Christian nature worship . Events still take place at Castleton in Derbyshire, Upton-upon-Severn, Northampton, the Grovely Forest near Salisbury and Great Wishford in OxfordshireOxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon from Latin Oxonia is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. It is divided into five local government districts Oxford, Cherwell,.
See also
- Royal Oak (tree)The Royal Oak is the name given to the oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. History After the defeat of Charles's Royalist army at the hands of Cromwell's New Model Army,
English folkloreEnglish folklore is the folk tradition which has evolved in England over a number of centuries. Some English legends can be traced back to their roots, even as far as before the Roman invasion of Britain, while the origin of others is fairly uncertain or
