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IRISH CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

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Starting with our cover, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York in the hearts of most Irish Americans at Christmas. It is a symbol of triumph over adversity and a great tribute to our f oref athers who built it.

Next we look back at O'Brien's on Wilshire in Santa Monica, always a treat at Christmas! Another tradition throughout Ireland and f or Irish and Irish Americans everywhere, a visit to a pub f or Christmas Cheer of the human and the libations variety. We can look ahead to next Christmas and we can hope and pray that our cherished pubs will be back to business as it once was.

THE WREN BOY and St Stephen's Day Tradition in Ireland.. See page 8 Neolithic NEWGRANGE & the Winter Solstice there are the oldest traditions in the world by f ar...5000 plus years. Story on page 12 Finally, another repeat of the past: AN IRISH CHRISTMAS will be LIVESTREAMED this year...See page 27

One of the other fondly remembered Irish Traditions that we love is the charming custom of placing a lit candle in the window. This is a very common sight today but the symbolism is lost for most people. The candle signified to a weary Joseph and Mary and by proxy anyone lost, hungry or cold that the occupants would feed and shelter them. It has ancient roots back to early Christian Centuries in Ireland and like Samhain traditions, the bedrock of America's fascination with Halloween, the custom was brought to our shores by Irish immigrants.This one is reminiscent of the Irish American and American custom too. I've been told by Irish friends that this was very big throughout Ireland from the 1950s to 70s but not so much now.

Some historians and storytellers also claim that during the Penal Times, that's as far back as Cromwell, in Ireland; Catholic priests were forbidden to perform Mass so the candle acted as a covert signal that the occupier was a Catholic believer and that mass could

be held on the premises

ANCIENT TRADITIONS HANDED DOWN FOR CENTURIES Today, many if not most homes in Ireland display a Christmas crib, which contains Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus as well as shepherds and animals. This was not always so but the practice dates back as far as the Ninth Century when Churches, Monasteries and Convents would have elaborate Nativity Scenes to help educate the public about the story of Christmas and Christ's humble birth. Wealthy merchants started the practice of having a Creche at their home.

Mistletoe has been very popular in Ireland as a Winter/Christmas decoration since Pagan Times. The Middle Ages was the period when Mistletoe started to become associated with Kissing and being hung in doorways. The custom is much more popular in Ireland than the US and it is pretty hard to miss getting a few kisses through the 12 Days! of Christmas!

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I am st ill am azed at t h e WAR ON CHRISTM AS ban t er . Th is cu lt u r al division sillin ess is h ar m f u l. I lik e Ch r ist m as t im e an d I say M er r y Ch r ist m as an d on occasion Happy Holidays. M y good f r ien d Im elda M cCain post ed a r em in der on Facebook t h at m ak e sen se, w ish in g Happy Holidays is a sign of r espect , especially in a diver se ar ea su ch as Sou t h er n Calif or n ia, Th er e ar e All the best to you and f ou r t een r eligion s in t h e f ou r your s. A Ver y M er r y cou n t ies.

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Q U A I N T I RI SH C U ST O M S T H AT W E SH O U L D PRA C T I C E! Nollaig na mBan. 'Wom en's Ch r ist m as' also known as Old Ch r ist m as and more commonly known as the Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated twelve days after Ch r ist m as Day, January 6 is the day that the Magi reached the Christ-child in Bethlehem and so the origin of Christmas gift giving among Christians.

In Ireland there is a different take on the day...it is a day off for the ladies in the family, Mothers especially and the housework and cooking chores were to be carried out by the boys and men. Over the years, many a tale of semi disaster and great humor have been told in Pubs over the antics of well meaning males carrying on the tradition!

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has well attended Yuletide services too. Christmas carols are sung at these ceremonies. Singing is second nature to the Irish so Christmas Carols are sung by thousands of voices throughout the land at every Christmas Service. Exceptionally good choirs abound too at churches of every denomination and almost every Catholic parish; they all take great pride in having a splendid Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning Program.

Caroling from door to door is also still practiced and a lot of neighbors organize a chorus and have a lot of fun as a dram or two is offered as a reward for the song!

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In Catholic Ireland, this was also a Holy Day and also a day throughout the Middle Ages through the Victorian Age for TWELFTH NIGHT Celebr at ion s!

In the Middle Ages throughout parts of Europe and in particular England so the custom could well have spread to Ireland, Nobility and their servants would switch roles during the Christmas Season.

This might be the origin of the custom in Ireland.

M IDNIGHT M ASS an d CHRISTM AS M USIC One of the most common Christmas traditions in Ireland is to attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning. Every other denomination

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Irish Christmas Traditions The Wren Boys and St. Stephen's Day St Stephen's Day, December 26 is one of nine official Holidays in Ireland.In Northern Ireland and throughout the United Kingdom, the day is also known as Boxing Day, also an official Holiday.

The Feast Day of St. Stephen commemorates the first Christian Martyr.

He was stoned to death by an angry mob under the direction and urging of Saul of Tarsus, who later became St. Paul.

In Ireland, the day after Christmas is a common day for visiting friends and family and hosting neighbors and family. In Ireland, in some districts, the gentry would have a kind of open house and offer food to the neighbors.

We have also heard of open houses at some parishes but we have no written source for that. We do know the custom of visiting and being called upon by relatives and friends was very common throughout Ireland and is carried on to this day.

The open house custom the day after Christmas extended to Irish-America and is still fairly common in Texas and the Southern US. The Wren Boys are also a prominent fixture in Irish lore on St. Stephen's Day. The practice of a group of singing boys going around from house to house on St. Stephen's Day was a long held tradition in Ireland for hundreds of years.

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, On Saint Stephen's Day was caught in the furze.

Up with the kettle and down with the pan, Pray give us a penny to bury the wren.

...Traditional Irish Verse

Saint Stephen, First Christian Martyr Sometimes the boys would go around in costumes, or deck themselves in straw and blackface. In 1840, the Mayor of Cork issued a proclamation against the signing processions of boys on the grounds of the cruelty inflicted on the hapless wren.

The two most common reasons for the custom are both Irish Legends. The first is that it was a wren who inadvertently gave away the hiding place of the aforementioned St. Stephen, the early Christian martyr.

The second legend of the origin of the custom goes back about 1100 hundred years to the Norse invasions. A group of native Irish were going to counter attack a Norse stronghold and their hiding place was given away by a wren who pecked on a drum that had some crumbs of bread dropped upon it.

In both versions of the legends, the boys seek revenge on the wren for its betrayal.

For better or for worse,only in the past 30 to 40 years this custom fading from popular culture in Ireland.

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For f ou r days a year at an an cien t sit e in Ir elan d in Cou n t y M eat h , a spect acu lar Su n r ise br in gs f or t h aw e an d w on der ! Th e Neolit h ic M on u m en t Tom b Ch am ber 's In n er Ch am ber s ar e bat h ed in t h e Su n's Ligh t !

Usu ally cr ow ds gat h er an d ar e adm it t ed by lot t er y as t h e dem an d is so h igh bu t ow in g t o t h e Pan dem ic t h is year all on sit e act ivit ies ar e can celed f or visit or s.

Ir elan d's Depar t m en t of Pu blic Wor k s is doin g a live st r eam of t h e Su n r ise at New gr an ge Says a spokesperson for OPW. This year, ?everyone will be able to experience this wonderful phenomenon from any location around the world?. Viewers in the US and around the world will be able to see the Solstice online.

The event will be live-streamed from within the Chamber on from December 20 by Irelands Office of Public Works (OPW).OPW.IE LINK The traditional gathering for the Winter Solstice at the Neolithic Passage Tomb on December 21 was cancelled this year due to Covid-19 pandemics. The Irish Government and local officials are urging people to stay away and the facility is closed and guarded from over zealous solstice fans.

The winter solstice officially occurs at 5:02 a.m. ET Monday in the United States, marking the astronomical beginning of winter and the moment at which the sun?s rays are directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, USA Today reported.It also marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in Earth?s

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The winter solstice varies from year to year and can fall anywhere from Dec. 20-23, but Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 are statistically the most common dates on which it occurs.

This year, the solstice coincides with another special astronomical event: A rare planetary alignment will allow Jupiter and Saturn to appear closer together in the Monday evening sky than they have in nearly eight centuries, and the phenomenon will not happen again till next until 2080. Because the Earth orbits the sun tilted on its axis ? instead of perfectly upright solstice means the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the sun on this day, resulting in the least amount of direct sunlight received in a single day all year, while the Southern Hemisphere will enjoy its lengthiest sun-filled day, the Post reported.

By the way, The word ?solstice? is rooted in the Latin word solstitium, meaning ?sun standing still.?

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KERRY IRISH PRODUCTIONS KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ALIVE Streaming AN IRISH CHRISTMAS and Releasing a new A KERRY CHRISTMAS CD have been the resplendent answer to the woes brought on by The Pandemic. California's Kerry Irish Productions has been working quietly and with much determination over the past months. The company has taken time to consider new projects and new directions that have led to a new choral cd ?A Ker r y Ch r ist m as, a US-Ireland collaboration with The Kerry School of Music and Performing Arts, re-scheduling tours, updating the company website, setting up an on-line shop and working with a development team on Celtic Wings - a new company show. It has been a very busy creative time! Added to that is an invitation from Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara and Clark Center, Arroyo Grande to present an on-line presentation of highlights from An Irish Christmas!

The presentation, originally prepared for PBS and shown in various states as part of PBS?autumn pledge drives will be presented at Clark Center under their Win t er Dat e Nigh t Ser ies.

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