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Tristan Parties in the New Year

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Bruce Bonta

The Tristan Islanders celebrated the last day of the old year with traditional merry making—parties, two elaborate receptions, and a speech by the Administrator.

Posted in Tristan Islanders Tagged mummers, New Year's

Tristan Islanders Welcome the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Bruce Bonta

On the last day of December, the Tristan Islanders celebrate Old Year’s Night rather than New Year’s Eve. However, according to the official Tristan da Cunha Website, this year there have been some changes in their normal holiday patterns. The late arrivals of two major supply ships, the MV Baltic Trader on December 19 and […]

Posted in Tristan Islanders Tagged mummers, New Year's
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