Quaaltagh is similar to the 'First Footer' tradition
Culture Vannin is offering words of wisdom about starting the new year.
The organisation advises you to make sure the right sort of person is the first through your door in 2023, or else your luck could be amiss for the year ahead.
Similar to the 'First Footer' tradition in other parts of the British Isles, the Manx quaaltagh tradition gives luck to some people, and bad luck to others.

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