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Stories for September 27th 2023

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:18 UTC

  Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Monday with a Public Holiday on October 2nd

  

  Monday 2 October is a Public Holiday in the Falkland Islands due to the Peat Cutting Monday. This is when the Falkland Islands celebrate the tradition of Peat Cutting, where people used to go and cut peat cubes to heat their homes for the year.