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Events in Herefordshire

Crowning of the Boy Bishop

An event in December in Herefordshire
Hereford Cathedral
Hereford
Event begins: 30th November -0001
Crowning of the Boy Bishop ends on 30th November -0001
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The service is held around St Nicholas' day, December 6th.
Visitors to Choral Evensong at Hereford Cathedral will witness a moving ceremony when the Bishop of Hereford will stand down and be replaced by a young boy in an ancient tradition shared with several other churches across the land.

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