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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gwaun Valley
Welsh community celebrating the old Julian calendar


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 15:50
📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in a secluded rural valley
  • Celebrates Hen Galan (Old New Year) on 13 January, following the Julian calendar
  • Tradition persists due to the 1752 calendar switch that displaced 11 days
  • Village of Pontfaen is the centre of the annual celebration

The Gwaun Valley in Pembrokeshire, Wales, is a secluded rural area known for preserving an unusual calendar tradition ...

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