Manx calendar customs & traditions

From Flitters to Hunt the Wren, the Isle of Man has an exciting range of traditions and customs to mark the passing of the year.

As well as the inidivual pages for the customs on the Manx Year area of our website, the following resources have been developed for school/education use:

Flitters
PowerPoint presentation [270MB]
Video quiz
Worksheet KS1
Worksheet KS2
Worksheet - Secondary
Further information & resources

Oie Noo Markys
PowerPoint presentation [85MB]
Worksheet KS2
Further information & resources

Boaldyn
PowerPoint presentation [256MB]
Worksheet KS2
Further information & resources

Tynwald Day
PowerPoint presentation [512MB]
Worksheet KS1
Worksheet KS2
Further information & resources

Laa Luanys
PowerPoint presentation [198MB]
Worksheet KS1
Worksheet KS2
Further information & resources

Laa'l Catreeney
PowerPoint presentation [397MB]
Worksheet KS2
Further information & resources

The Mollag Bands
PowerPoint presentation
KS1 worksheet
KS2 worksheet
Further information & resources

Hunt the Wren
PowerPoint presentation [371MB]
Worksheet KS1
Worksheet KS2
Worksheet - Secondary
Further information & resources

Quaaltagh
PowerPoint presentation [5.2MB]
Worksheet KS1
Worksheet KS2
Further information & resources

There is a lot more information - including other customs, videos and more - on the Manx Year section of our website.