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On first Monday in October Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Day

MercoPress
Published 6 Oct 2026, 8:04 pm·1 d ago·1 min read
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Monday 5th October has been a public holiday in the Falkland Islands. This is because the first Monday in October every year has been declared Peat Cutting Day, which is a way of celebrating a long standing tradition and recalling the primary fuel that for decades kept Islanders and their homes warm.

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