A new public holiday

Sir, – Might a new public holiday be aligned with our autumnal equinox, thereby linking directly to our ancient past, resilience and light shining at the end of the tunnel.

– Yours, etc,

BEN McCABE,

Rathmines, Dublin 6.

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Sir, – We Irish have a wonderful heritage of an ancient cycle of festivals; Samhain/Imbolc/ Bealtaine/Lunasa.

Why do we not look to our own tradition for a new public holiday in remembrance of our Celtic ancestors and not parrot someone else’s tradition?

– Yours, etc,

GARRY O’SULLIVAN,

Currach Books,

Sandyford,

Dublin 12.