John C. Devereux #1 Oneida County, New York
AOH John C. Devereux Division 1 Oneida County
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| Ireland Fun Facts: Traditions of an Irish Christmas December 15, 2005 |
| A fine Irish holday season to you... Friends, Please enjoy our best holiday wishes, and this list of our favorite Irish Christmas traditions. Enjoy! Robert Sullivan Irish Christmas Proverb: “If Candlemas is wet or foul, half the winter has gone at Yule. If Candlemas is fine and fair, half the winter is to come and more." Ireland Fun Facts: A Christmas Whitewashing Before Christmas Trees It’s considered bad luck to take down holiday decorationsbefore “Little Christmas” on December 6th (see article below). A Welcoming Candle Leaving a mince pie and a bottle of Guinnessout on Christmas Eve was once popular in Ireland. It was meant to be a snack for Santa Claus. Become an Irish Crossings member, and get full access to our story archive Ancient Celts believed that mistletoe had tremendous healing powers.Christians saw it as such a strong symbol of paganism, in fact, that they banned it until the so-called “revival of Christmas” in the Victorian era. On December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception,virtually all schools in Ireland are closed for the day. Pantomimesare still performed by small groups of amateurs and professional actors alike in the days following Christmas. Irish “pantos” are humorous productions of Cinderella, Snow White and other familiar fairytales. In them, men frequently play the part of women and vice versa. Generally, there’s a great deal of singing and dancing, with jokes making fun of eminent politicians or celebrities thrown in. |
AOH John C. Devereux Division 1 Oneida County
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