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Hop tu Naa Manx Phrases

Oie Houney

Hop tu Naa is called "Oie Houney" in Manx.

Hop tu Naa is the Manx celebration on 31 October, called Oie Houney in Manx. Below are the names for the night, the turnip lantern, and the witches and fairies of Manx folklore.

Useful words

Oie Houney

Hop tu Naa, Hallowe'en

The Manx name for the night of 31 October.

sounag

turnip lantern

The Hop tu Naa lantern, carved from a turnip.

Souney

November

The month after Hop tu Naa. The dictionary also gives it as "of November".

buitch

witch

The plural is buitchyn.

mooinjer veggey

the fairies

As in cheer ny mooinjer veggey, "fairyland".

The history of Oie Houney

Hop-tu-Naa is celebrated in the Isle of Man on 31 October. It is the Manx celebration of the Gaelic festival of Samhain, the start of winter, and Culture Vannin calls it the oldest continuously existing tradition on the Island. The Manx name Oie Houney corresponds to Irish Oíche Shamhna. Its customs include carving turnip lanterns, singing and dancing, and divination.

Common questions

What is Hop tu Naa?

The Manx celebration of Samhain on 31 October, Oie Houney in Manx, with turnip lanterns, songs and dancing.

Hop tu Naa in the other Celtic languages

Irish

Oíche Shamhna shona duit!

Welsh

Nos Galan Gaeaf

Scottish Gaelic

Oidhche Shamhna

Further reading

Irish vs Scottish Gaelic: how the Goidelic languages compare→The 6 Celtic Languages: how they are related, how they compare→About learning Manx on blas.→

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Manx phrases for the year ahead

Christmas

25 December

New Year

1 January

Valentine's Day

14 February

Easter

Easter Sunday (March or April)

May Day

1 May

Tynwald Day

5 July (or the Monday after, if it falls at a weekend)

Laa Luanys / Lammas

1 August

Yn Mheillea / Harvest Home

At the end of the harvest

Manx phrases for everyday occasions

Happy birthday

Congratulations

Good luck

Thank you

Welcome

Cheers

Good morning

Good night

Sources

Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.

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