Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
tradition
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gptkbp:activity |
throwing currant buns from the roof of the County Hall
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crowdSize |
thousands
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gptkbp:eventType |
public celebration
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gptkbp:firstHeld |
1761
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gptkbp:frequency |
occasional
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bun-throwing ceremony
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gptkbp:localSignificance |
unique to Abingdon
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Abingdon-on-Thames
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
local and national press
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gptkbp:notableFor |
currant buns thrown to crowds
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gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Abingdon_Town_Council
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gptkbp:previousOccasion |
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II's_Diamond_Jubilee
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II's_Platinum_Jubilee coronations of British monarchs weddings of British royals |
gptkbp:purpose |
to mark royal or national events
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gptkbp:recentOccurrence |
2023
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gptkbp:thrownBy |
currant buns
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Abingdon,_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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