Foula, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Foula's inhabitants preserve many Norse traditions of folklore and festivities. They still follow the Julian calendar for Christmas celebrations, with all the islanders gathering in one house for Yule on January 6. New Year's Day falls on January 13.
• Poetry
Vagaland's poem Da Sang o da Papa men about the fishermen of Papa Stour includes an insistent chorus chant, "Rowin Foula Doon". This refers to the fishermen's practice of rowing their open fishing boat out to sea until the high cliffs of Foula were no longer visible. This entailed the boat's being some 96 kilometres (60 mi) west of Papa Stour. The traditional ballad "Hildina", collected on Foula in 1774, is the only extant poem in the Norn language.