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12 unusual facts about Easter Monday


1950 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final

Dublin had beaten Antrim 6-5 to 4-1 in the "Home" final, and went to London for the All-Ireland final on Easter Monday 1951.

2001 Humber Refinery explosion

A large explosion occurred on the Saturate Gas Plant area of the site on Easter Monday, 16 April 2001 at approximately 2:20 p.m.

Anlaby Road

On Easter Monday 1914, a few hours after a 0–2 defeat at home to Bury, a fire destroyed the main stand and it was only the considerable efforts of the fire brigade that prevented the destruction of the north stand too.

Cooper Mark IV

--don't bother to fact tag this, it's simple physics: the polar moment of inertia means the Ferrari tends to change direction more reluctantly than the T12, because the Cooper's mass is nearer its Cg.--> It made its debut in at Goodwood on Easter Monday,

Gabriel Agbonlahor

Agbonlahor made it three in a row on Easter Monday, again scoring an equaliser, adjudged to have crossed the line by assistant referee Dave Richardson.

Gellért Hill

On Easter Mondays a procession climbed the steep road leading to the calvary to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

Glenridding

Each year, on Easter Monday, a duck race is organised by the local mountain rescue team to raise funds.

Heronsgate

The land was bought on 14 March 1846, the plots allocated by ballot on 20 April 1846 (Easter Monday) and settled on 1 May 1847.

Matt Oakley

Oakley became captain the following season due to club captain Stephen Clemence's long-term injury (which forced him to retire on Easter Monday 2010).

Oakbank Racecourse

Oakbank Racecourse is home of the Oakbank Racing Club, a club which, until 2009, raced just twice annually, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday and has done continually since 1876, except during World War II when it was held at Victoria Park and Morphettville Racecourse due to the army taking over the facility.

St George's Church, Altrincham

He returned several times, his last visit being on Easter Monday, 1790, only one year before his death.His purpose on that occasion was to preach at the first Wesleyan chapel in the town in Chapel Walk – later to become Regent Road.

Towcester railway station

The station also saw special services for Towcester Racecourse, which was particularly known for the Grafton Hunt Steeplechase on Easter Mondays which attracted between 7,000 and 8,000 visitors to the town.


Avenham Park

These include Preston's Mela, which celebrates the culture of the city's large Asian community and on Easter Monday children have traditionally rolled decorated eggs down its grassy slopes since Victorian times.

Bottle-kicking

Bottle-kicking is an old Leicestershire custom that takes place in the village of Hallaton each Easter Monday.

Church of St Lawrence, Rode

It is an ancient custom that is traditionally held on Easter Monday or Shrove Tuesday in the United Kingdom.

Igram

Both groups can be found on numerous municipal festivities, such as dances, Maypole building, Easter Monday and others.