Hen Galan

Hen Galan (New Year's Day), Gwaun Valley, near Fishguard, Dyfed in Wales

For the 200 inhabitants of this Welsh valley, the new year does not begin until today because for more than 200 years, locals in the Welsh-speaking valley have held their own New Year celebrations ('Hen Galan) in line with the old calendar. They did not give up the 11 days lost when the rest of Great Britain switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in 1752.

Categories: calendar-customs, wales