Peat Cutting Monday Explained
| Holiday Name: | Peat Cutting Day |
| Type: | national |
| Longtype: | public holiday |
| Official Name: | Peat Cutting Day |
| Nickname: | Peat Cutting Day |
| Observedby: | Falkland Islands |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Week Ordinal: | first |
| Weekday: | Monday |
| Month: | October |
| Observances: | Peat cutting, fishing, camping |
Peat Cutting Day is a public holiday in the Falkland Islands that is celebrated on the first Monday in October every year.[1]
Background
Traditionally, Peat Cutting Day was the time of year when Falkland Islanders went out to cut cubes of surface-soil peat which was then used as the primary fuel for heating homes and cooking food in the islands.[2] In 2002, the Executive Council of the Falkland Islands made it an official public holiday to be celebrated on the first Monday in October every year, replacing Falklands Day, which had been celebrated in August.[3]
Little peat cutting takes place in modern times, with the Islanders instead using the day to go fishing and camping.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Peat Cutting Monday. fig.gov.fk. en-gb. 4 March 2018. 4 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231703/http://fig.gov.fk/ijs/index.php/blog/592-week-ending-3-october-2014. live.
- News: Peat Cutting Day 2018 and 2019 — Public Holidays Falkland Islands. PublicHolidays.la. 4 March 2018. en-US. 17 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617201608/https://publicholidays.la/falkland-islands/peat-cutting-day/. live.
- Web site: Falkland Islands Public Holidays. Falkland Islands government. 4 March 2018. 5 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063044/http://www.fig.gov.fk/policy/index.php/component/jdownloads/finish/6-reports-and-publications/20-falkland-islands-public-holidays-2014-2017. live.
- News: Peat Cutting Day in the Falkland Islands / October 1, 2018. AnydayGuide. AnydayGuide. 4 March 2018. en-GB. 4 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231641/https://anydayguide.com/calendar/2561. live.
