Happy new release of declassified Cabinet papers Eve, to all who celebrate 🔎📃🥳 #1stJan #NewYear #AnoraksHogmanay
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#LegendaryWednesday #1stJan: `On the #IsleOfMan, red-headed people were feared as first footers on January 1, for that colouring was thought to be connected to the fairy realm, while in #Scotland redheads were acceptable.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` […]
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#LegendaryWednesday #1stJan: `On New Year’s Day in #Cornwall, it was traditional to pay boys to put sand on the steps of houses and other buildings in hopes of attracting good luck for the ensuing year.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` […]
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Sunset on the Hill of Uisneach, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#LegendaryWednesday #1stJan: „For our #Celtic ancestors, the day began with the fall of dusk. Therefore, their #NewYear began with the arrival of the dark season, Winter. Some say this equates with a belief that life is born into the light from the darkness […]
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#LegendaryWednesday #1stJan: `It was important for the first footer on January 1 to bear a gift, for an empty-handed caller indicated poor fortune for the year. In return, the first footer was offered something, usually food or drink.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and […]
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#LegendaryWednesday #1stJan: `Which person at first entered a home on January 1 was important to the #Celts. Called the qualtagh among the #Manx and the first footer in #Scotland, this person should be a dark-complected man of hearty good health.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic […]
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