The Isle of Man has the oldest parliament in the world;- it's a 1000 year old Viking parliament from the Viking settlers to their Celtic island, and to this day they still maintain Viking customs and laws. Each year the Manx people celebrate their national Tynwald Day.
Tynwald (Manx: Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald (Manx: Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It claims to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council. When the two chambers meet together once a month, they become Tynwald Court.
The name Tynwald, like the Icelandic Ţingvellir and Norwegian Tingvoll, is derived from the Old Norse word Ţingvǫllr meaning the meeting place of the assembly, the field (vǫllr→wald, cf. the Old English cognate weald) of the thing.
Tynwald Day
Tynwald meets annually on Tynwald Day (normally on 5 July) at an open-air ceremony at Tynwald Hill at St John's. The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man presides, unless HM The Queen as Lord of Mann, or a member of the Royal Family representing Her Majesty, is present. Here, all laws are promulgated and petitions are received.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tynwald
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