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Hop-tu-Naa: A holiday rooted in history

From moots to songs and divination...

Today is Hop-tu-Naa - the Manx celebration at the end of October that sees in the Celtic New Year.

Known as Halloween in other countries - it's a holiday full of uniquely Manx traditions.

Culture Vannin says it marks the time when the boundary between this world and the 'other side' is at its most thin.

James Franklin is the Online and Educational Resources Officer:

One tradition you may have tried your hand at ahead of the big day is carving a vegetable to be placed as a lantern outside your home or to carry around with you whilst trick-or-treating.

And many of us have been doing it the proper Manx way - by carving a moot!

But what is a moot?

Lewis Foster went down to Cregneash to speak with Manx National Heritage's Suzie Walker:

You can hear more about Manx traditions in a special Island Life at 6pm.

In 'The Come-overs do Hop-tu-Naa' our reporters Siobhán Fletcher and Lewis Foster will be trying their hand at everything from carving a moot to baking a 'dumb cake'.

If you can't listen live you can find it as a podcast afterwards HERE.

And you can watch more of our trip to Cregneash HERE.

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