#irish tradition

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Happy Nollaig na mBan!

Perhaps one of my favourite Irish traditions is Little Christmas, otherwise known as Women's Christmas, or Nollaig na mBan, which takes place on 6th January every year.

It traditionally heralds the end of Christmas and is a day to celebrate the ladies. Ireland was, up till recently, a pretty heavily patriarchal society and the women's place and her work was considered to be in the home. This day was a day where, instead of focusing on the home and children, women got to go out visiting their friends or going out to a show or having afternoon tea. The men were expected to take care of the housework on this day, if none other.

Nowadays, in modern Ireland, it is still celebrated, and women take it as an opportunity to go for a spa day with their mam or a nice meal and a few drinks with friends. It's a chance to show the women in your life that you appreciate them, and all the tiny, thankless, unseen things they do.

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…e la bellezza, per essere percepita, ha bisogno di un minimo grado di silenzio…la bellezza è ormai da tempo scomparsa. È scomparsa sotto la superficie del rumore- il rumore delle parole, il rumore delle automobili, il rumore della musica – in cui viviamo costantemente. …Ne è rimasta solo la parola, il cui senso è di anno in anno meno comprensibile."

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photo : Kristen Stewart 克莉絲汀·史都華 

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Girls preparing for a stage performance at the Irish Fest - Buenos Aires, 2016 

[childofmaryy]

“Every Christmas Eve we placed a single red candle in the window. My mother always told me we were lighting the way for Mary and Joseph on their way to find the stable in Bethlehem… But these Irish candles burning in the windows were not simply a beacon of hope for the Holy Family. They were also a sign of welcome for anyone, friend or stranger, who might be passing by on Christmas Eve…The candle was traditionally lit by a daughter called "Mary" or the youngest girl in the house. "Mary" was also called upon to extinguish the candle…This tradition was born at a time of great upheaval for Irish Catholics. The need to signal a priest to our homes to say Mass may no longer exist, but I'm happy that we continue to light candles in the window to this very day, welcoming Mary and Joseph with open hearts.”

A Candle In The Window – An Irish Christmas Tradition

Lighting a candle in the window is a Christmas Eve memory I cherish from my Irish childhood. Every Christmas Eve we placed a single red cand

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