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Midsummer, Johnsmas and bonfires
Midsummer customs are not so well know as midwinter ones
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The return of the Muckle Supper?
Harvest time was celebrated by our ancestors
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Don’t mention the tail! A look into the hidden world of the Huldrefolk
Some beings of myth and legend can be benevolent, others not so
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Yule cakes, guisers and ogresses
A look at customs from Christmases past
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A hard day’s work at the peat bank
Peat was used to heat many homes in times past
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When should we celebrate St Magnus?
The 16th April is St Magnus Day in Orkney
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Press gangs in Orkney
The threat of the press gang was very real for our Orcadian ancestors
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