Celtic New Years

Happy New Year’s Sounds Much Better Than Happy Day of the Buttered Bread

December 28, 2020

It’s actually an old Celtic custom to celebrate the new year with a slice of a freshly buttered roll. There are several different interpretations on the direct translation, but New Year’s Day is commonly referred to as either La na gCeapairi.“The Day of Buttered Bread,” or “the day of the bread with butter upon it.”