James Franklin explains today's historical significance
Today marks an important point in the Manx cultural calendar - Laa Boaldyn - which follows Oie Voaldyn yesterday.
It's written about in Dr John Clague's book 'Manx Reminiscences', published in 1911, as voiced by Culture Vannin's James Franklin:
You can read more of Dr Clague's works here.
Mr Franklin explains a bit more about what would have happened today, in the Island's past, in his own words:
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