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Why the Isle of Man Celebrates Hop Tu Naa Instead of Halloween Discover Hop Tu Naa, the Isle of Man’s original Halloween — complete with turnip lanterns, spooky songs, and ancient Celtic roots.

When I first left the Isle of Man, I discovered the English celebrate October 31st all wrong!

Read my latest blog post to find out why!

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/17/w...

#Halloween #Hoptunaa #IsleofMan #IOM #Manxfolklore

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Why the Isle of Man Celebrates Hop Tu Naa Instead of Halloween Discover Hop Tu Naa, the Isle of Man’s original Halloween — complete with turnip lanterns, spooky songs, and ancient Celtic roots.

In the Isle of Man, people celebrate Hop Tu Naa instead of Halloween. But why?

Read my latest blog post to find out!

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/17/w...

#Halloween #Hoptunaa #IsleofMan #IOM #Manxfolklore

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The cover of Gef! The Strange Tale of An Extra-Special Talking Mongoose. It's a hand-drawn illustration of Voirrey Irving outside farmbuildings.

The cover of Gef! The Strange Tale of An Extra-Special Talking Mongoose. It's a hand-drawn illustration of Voirrey Irving outside farmbuildings.

I read this last week. I followed the Gef bot on Twitter and have been a fan (if that's the right word) of the Dalby Spook for many years. This is a really excellent book from @christopherjosiffe.bsky.social with an amazing amount of research. I loved it. #Gef #ManxHistory #ManxFolklore

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