Ripon Hornblower

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The Ripon Hornblower is a ceremonial city official who maintains an ancient nightly tradition of blowing a horn at the four corners of Ripon's market square to signal the town's safety.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial city official
tradition bearer
associatedWith Ripon city council NERFINISHED
civic ceremonies in Ripon
audience residents of Ripon
visitors and tourists
basedIn England NERFINISHED
North Yorkshire NERFINISHED
Ripon NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
category Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom
Culture in North Yorkshire
ceremonyType nightly hornblowing ceremony
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance symbol of Ripon's historical watchkeeping system
tourist attraction in Ripon
customPreservedSince Middle Ages NERFINISHED
duty blow a horn at the four corners of the market square
maintain an ancient civic tradition
signal the town's safety
eventSequence visit each corner of the market cross in turn
governingBody Ripon city authorities
hasPart hornblowing at each corner of the market cross
hasTitle Hornblower of Ripon NERFINISHED
heritageStatus local intangible cultural heritage
languageOfTitle English
modernFunction ceremonial performance
tourist entertainment
performsAt Ripon market cross NERFINISHED
Ripon market square NERFINISHED
performsFrequency every night
performsInPublic true
performsOutdoors true
performsTime evening
publicRole guardian of tradition
symbolic town watchman
region Yorkshire and the Humber
roleIn City of Ripon NERFINISHED
safetyFunctionOrigin historical town security signal
traditionAge medieval origin
traditionType civic tradition
urban watch tradition
usesInstrument horn
wears ceremonial attire

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Ripon, North Yorkshire hasCustom Ripon Hornblower