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Thread #170379   Message #4124968
Posted By: GeoffLawes
02-Nov-21 - 06:16 AM
Thread Name: Any October Songs?
Subject: RE: Any October Songs?
HOP-TU-NAA
Hop-tu-naa is celebrated in the Isle of Man on the 31st of October with people going around the community with carved turnip lanterns and singing one of the traditional songs. The oldest known hop-tu-naa song is in Manx.

Hop-tu-Naa: Sung in Manx by the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI6ShyPZcao
Hop-tu-Naa : Lyrics & regional variations from Isle of Man. com https://www.isleofman.com/welcome/manx-language-symbols/manx-songs,-rhymes-prayers/hop-tu-naa/