Inside Scotland's most isolated island where Christmas is in January - and the bizarre reason why

Foula, a Scottish island located 20 miles west of Shetland, celebrates Christmas in January due to following the old Julian calendar, used by much of the world until its replacement in 1752.

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Inside Scotland's most isolated island where Christmas is in January - and the bizarre reason why
Foula, a Scottish island located 20 miles west of Shetland, celebrates Christmas in January due to following the old Julian calendar, used by much of the world until its replacement in 1752.
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