page_title: Hop-tu-Naa
hierarchical_section_title: Hop-tu-Naa
caption_attribution_description: English: A detail from a turnip carved for hop-tu-naa, showing a witch and a cat
context_page_description: Hop-tu-Naa is a Celtic festival celebrated in the Isle of Man on 31 October. It is the celebration of the traditional Celtic festival of Samhain, the start of winter. It is thought to be the oldest unbroken tradition in the Isle of Man.
context_section_description: Hop-tu-Naa is a Celtic festival celebrated in the Isle of Man on 31 October. It is the celebration of the traditional Celtic festival of Samhain, the start of winter (Oie Houney). (The lenited form of the genitive singular of Samhain is Shamhna.) It is thought to be the oldest unbroken tradition in the Isle of Man.
caption: Hop-tu-naa turnip with witch and cat
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