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Oidhche Challain: No admission without a rhyme
Happy Old New Year!
After the 1750 Calendar Act changed the date of New Year’s Day, some Gaels – to make sure they didn’t miss it – chose to celebrate both. Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart discusses the once ubiquitous Highland tradition of Oidhche Challain:
https://www.whfp.com/2020/01/08/oidhche-challain-no-admission-without-a-rhyme/
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