Royal Mint will be giving away 2,015 lucky Christmas sixpences to encourage families to get together this Stir Up Sunday on 22nd November, and once again include pudding-making as part of their traditional Christmas festivities.
The last Sunday before Advent is often referred to as ‘Stir-Up Sunday’. It is traditionally the day when Christmas puddings should be made in order for them to have enough time to mature before Christmas Day. Stir-Up Sunday can fall anytime between November 20th and 26th – this year it is Sunday, 23 November 2014.
It is tradition on Stir-Up Sunday for every family member to take it in turns to stir the Christmas pudding mixture and make a wish. A sixpence is added to the mixture and cooked in the pudding – as it is said to bring luck and wealth to whoever finds the coin on their plate on Christmas day.
The decision for 2,015 lucky Christmas sixpences came after it was revealed in a poll of 1,000 people that only 55 per cent planned on serving up Christmas pudding this year. Of that total, just 15 per cent of those - just 82 people out of 1,000 - said they would make the pudding themselves, with the remainder buying ‘ready made mixtures’. Of the 82 people, just 30 said they would put a sixpence or a coin into the mixture.
The promotion is open to United Kingdom residents, with an active Twitter or Instagram account, who will be participating in the tradition of Stir-Up Sunday on 22 November 2015. Only one entry per household will be accepted. You must be over the age of 13 to apply.
The promotion opens on 11 November 2015 at 00.01am and closes 18 November 2015 at 23.59pm.
To enter the promotion you need to visit www.royalmint.com/stirupsunday and complete the application form.
