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{{short description|Scotland traditional celebration}} {{Infobox holiday |holiday_name = Handsel Monday |type = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |official_name = |nickname = Auld Hansel Monday |observedby = Scotland |litcolor = |longtype = |significance = |begins = |ends = |date = |scheduling = nth weekday of the month |duration = 1 day |frequency = annual |week_ordinal = first |weekday = Monday |month = January |celebrations = |observances = |relatedto = }} In Scotland, '''Handsel Monday''' or '''Hansel Monday''' is the first Monday of the year. Traditionally, gifts ({{langx|sco|Hansels}}) were given at this time.<ref>[http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-han2.htm Michael Quinion, "World Wide Words: Handsel"]. Retrieved 7 May 2013</ref> Among the rural population of Scotland, ''[[wikt:auld|Auld]] Hansel Monday'', is traditionally celebrated on the first Monday after January 12. This custom reflects a reluctance to switch from the old ([[Julian calendar|Julian]]) style calendar to the new ([[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]]) calendar.<ref name="World Dict">[http://www.credoreference.com/entry/hfcwd/handsel_monday. ''Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary'', ''s.v.'' "Handsel Monday," Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2010]. Retrieved 7 January 2013,</ref>
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