The residents of Foula, just over 30 strong, are big on tradition. Norse tradition. That includes the use of the ancient Julian calendar — meaning Christmas comes 12 days after the rest of Britain.

Foula, the most westerly Shetland Island with a population of only 30, does not abide by the conventional Gregorian calendar and instead uses the ancient Julian calendar.

LOCALS living on Britain’s most remote island have told how they don’t even have a pub – but could never be lonely. Sheila Gear, 82, originally from Oxford, has lived in Foula for… ...

PEOPLE living on Scotland’s most remote island have lifted the lid on their life there and why they are never lonely. Foula, a tiny Shetland isle, only has around 15 homes on it. The stunning… ...

A remote Shetland island is celebrating its traditional New Year's Day - two weeks after other parts of the world. Foula - which is home to fewer than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern ...

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The UK’s most remote island is home to just 30 people and surprisingly it runs on a completely different calendar. Foula lies about 20 miles west of the Shetland mainland and is roughly 100 ...

LOCALS living on Britain’s most remote island have told how they don’t even have a pub – but could never be lonely. Sheila Gear, 82, originally from Oxford, has lived in Foula for… ...

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