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Handsel Monday is the first Monday of the year particularly as used to be celebrated in Scotland and northern England. Among the rural population of Scotland Auld Hansel Monday is traditionally celebrated on the first Monday after January 12. This custom reflects a reluctance to switch from the Old (Julian) style calendar to the New (Gregorian) calendar. January 1 is the earliest day on which Handsel Monday can fall.

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