On first Monday in October Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Day

Peat for decades was used in Falklands to heat homes and cooking food Monday 5th October has been a public holiday in the Falkland Islands. This is because the first Monday in October every year has been declared Peat Cutting Day, which is a way of celebrating a long standing tradition and recalling the primary fuel that for decades kept Islanders and their homes warm.

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