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Why the Copper Monday print is a tradition that should return

Every year in early January, a beautifully printed booklet falls through my letterbox. This tradition of Kopper Monday has almost been lost. Only some small printing companies still send their relations a Kopper edition. What is it anyway, and why is it so special?

Copper Monday is the first Monday after Epiphany (6 January). Traditionally a holiday for the guilds. The guild letters of privilege were read out and then the guild members went into town to brass. The short...

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Onno Weggemans

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Every year in early January, a beautifully printed booklet falls through my letterbox. This tradition of Kopper Monday has almost been lost. Only some small printing companies still send their relations a Kopper edition. What is it anyway, and why is it so special?

Copper Monday is the first Monday after Epiphany (6 January). Traditionally a holiday for the guilds. The guild letters of privilege were read out and then the guild members went into town to brass. The short...

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