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Oak Apple Day, a celebration of the restoration of the British Monarchy in 1660 — and possibly an ancient pre-Christian Spring tradition long before that — is a beautiful slice of all but forgotten British history and culture. By ancient tradition, sprigs of oak are worn or hung outside houses and other celebrations including processions, meals, and dances take place.
Failing to wear the oak could once have some consequence — going unadorned would signal your support for 17th century English bad guy Oliver Cromwell and was traditionally punished by being thrashed with stinging nettles.
The day specifically memorialises the future King Charles II's flight from revolutionary forces during the English civil war, when he was a young prince. Charles was able to evade the soldiers looking to capture him, so the legend goes, by hiding up an oak tree. While his father, King Charles I, was eventually beheaded and the country thrown into the Interregnum terror, the prince was able to escape abroad and in doing so set the stage for the monarchy to be restored upon his return 19 years later.
LANE: Remember Oak Apple Day, England's Non-Socialist May Day
While international socialism has misappropriated May Day, a conservative Spring celebration alternative remains half-forgotten.
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