Fairs and Markets
On 6 October every year the Taro Fair is held on Petersfield Heath, a reminder of cattle fairs that were held annually until the 1950s. It is now a fun fair. ("Tarw" is the Welsh shout by the herders for "Bull"; pronounced "Taro" in English).
Farmers' markets are still held on the 1st Sunday of every month in the town square. "French" markets are also held at irregular intervals with visiting stall holders from Normandy.
Read more about this topic: Petersfield Herald
Famous quotes containing the word markets:
“When the great markets by the sea shut fast
All that calm Sunday that goes on and on:
When even lovers find their peace at last,
And Earth is but a star, that once had shone.”
—James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)