But in Ireland, Jan. 6 is Nollaig na mBan—pronounced “Null-ig na mawn”—“Women’s Christmas.” The Irish tradition has long been that on this final day of the busy festive season ...

There are many Irish folk rituals associated with January 6th, the last day of Christmas and the day known as Nollaig na mBan ...

Marking the official end to Christmas festivities, January 6 sees Irish tradition celebrate the women of Ireland with Nollaig ...

Another tradition involved banging on doors and walls of the house with Christmas bread to chase the bad luck out of the house and invite the good spirits in. On New Year’s night, families would ...

“The Christmas candle is one of the most poignant and enduring symbols of Irish Catholic Christmas traditions,” said Father Eugene Hasson, parish priest of Drumragh in County Tyrone, who also ...

The 12th day after Christmas Day is traditionally celebrated as the Feast of the Epiphany, but was known in Ireland as Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas) or Little Christmas. It was a day when roles ...

The 12th Day of Christmas, Epiphany, has special significance in Ireland. It is known as “Little Christmas” — Nollaig Beag — ...

Technology is now an established part of mourning rituals in Ireland and people have found meaningful ways to use it despite ...

The communities of Ballybough, Clonliffe and North Strand in north Dublin will celebrate Nollaig na mBan with a daylong ...

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

MUTTON PIES, A TRADITIONAL IRISH DISH THAT’S PRIMARILY MADE FROM ... AND TO THINK THAT OUR FOREFATHERS DID THE SAME THING AND ENJOYED THEM ON CHRISTMAS MORNING IS JUST SO COOL TO EXPERIENCE.

Ethiopians celebrate Christmas on January 7th, following the Julian calendar. They fast on January 6th, attend mass on the 7th, and celebrate Timkat on January 19th. Irish tradition includes ...