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A fact from Abingdon bun throwing appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 May 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that today, to mark the coronation of Charles III and Camilla, Abingdon Town Council will throw thousands of currant buns from the roof of the County Hall(building pictured)? Source: "Bun throwing in Abingdon is staged to celebrate major Royal occasions, and now it will return to mark the King's Coronation. There will be a bun throwing in the market place on Sunday, May 7 at 4pm as part of the weekend of Royal celebrations." from: Ffrench, Andrew (12 April 2023). "Bun throwing is back in Abingdon". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 13 April 2023. and "Bun throwings are held to mark a royal occasion and Councillors in full ceremonial robes climb to the top of the County Hall and throw several thousand currant buns down at the chanting crowds filling the Market Place below." from: "Bun throwing". Abingdon on Thames Town Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.