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Happy Christmas - 6th January

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Today is Christmas Day on the island of Foula in the Shetlands. Unlike the rest of the UK they stayed on the Julian calendar when everywhere else changed to the Gregorian one in 1752.

With yesterday's celebrations with HectorsDad and another turkey dinner today I will have to watch the scales! 😁

Happy Christmas! πŸŽ… πŸŽ„ β›„

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For us it's Epiphany - the day the Three Magi (aka Three Kings or Three Wise Men) arrived to see the Christ Child. When my children were home I used to make it a special end to the Christmas Season with church service attendance, three religious gifts each, and a nice meal. The next day they knew the decorations would be down when they got in from school.

Now it's 'just us' (husband and me), I still make a bit of an occasion of it. It used to drive my 'Wee Free' husband up a tree but he's got used to it now and always wants to know what's on for '3Wise Guys Day lunch'!

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I love to celebrate Epiphany too, and there are so many wonderful folk customs associated with its celebration:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epi...

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SpiritoftheFloyd

Sorry but I'm all Christmased out. I don't want to see another turkey till.... well next Christmas!

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We have one at Easter but more like a traditional Sunday roast. No piggies, stuffing or sprouts! 😁

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Rose54

Happy Christmas

Will give the Turkey a miss

Just managed to lose weight put on over Xmas

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I do wonder with the crofting on the island if they have lamb or mutton?

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Rose54β€’ in reply toMichaelJH

Give both a miss always put off as a child Mums Lamb Casserole

Always found to greasy. love the mint sauce.

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MichaelJHHeart Starβ€’ in reply toRose54

I was brought upon a large farm. The animals were cattle, pigs, turkeys and chicken. Sheep were an absolute no-no to cattle men. I also consider it rather fatty so never eat it.

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In the Gwaun valley in Pembrokeshire they still celebrate New Year's day according to the Julian calendar on January 13th:

visitpembrokeshire.com/arti...

And of course for the Eastern Orthodox churches Christmas is tomorrow.

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MichaelJHHeart Starβ€’ in reply toFortepiano

So belated Happy Christmas for today. With three Christmases in a fortnight I am all Christmased out! And we have a other New Year next week! πŸ˜€

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