Show football an old time new years year celebration ONE 0 NE of the most peculiar and ancient of the new years year celebrations Is that held before the cathedral at kirkwall Kir kwall in the Ork the inhabitants according to old norse customs divide into two sections and meet at the market cross to have a general game came 0 of football all living 1 I above the cathedral play to ge get t the ball to the country district those residing before the cathedral lighting fighting to get it to the sea the whole hole game time being played through the principal p a street of 0 the town and hundreds of 0 of al alle grades 0 of often take part la in the alie game |