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Ireland Festival Articles

6 festival article(s) returned for Ireland

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Article Title: An Irish Christmas - St. Stephen's to New Year's Eve

Festival Name: Christmas

Festival Country: Ireland

Festival Type(s): Christmas, Religious, Traditional

When I was a little girl, the day after Christmas was almost as much fun as the day itself. It was, and still is, a national holiday in Great Britain and Ireland, which makes a great deal of sense to me; adults get a day off to relax (or recuperate!), kids can look forward to going to the pantomime, and best of all, there's still that magical feeling of good cheer in the air.

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Article Title: How to have a Blessed, Irish Easter

Festival Name: Easter

Festival Country: Ireland

Festival Type(s): Easter, Religious

Irish Easter begins, as do most Irish seasonal celebrations, with cleansing. Houses are to be cleaned inside and out, and whitewashed if necessary. As is the custom in the United States and many other places around the world, it is a time to purchase new clothing.

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Article Title: Galway Races - Where the Pint is the Unit of Currency!

Festival Name: Galway Races

Festival Country: Ireland

Festival Type(s): Sport - Equestrian, Party

Throughout Ireland people of all ages and occupations prepare for the Galway Races with a fervour that is almost religious in its intensity. Budgets are planned, holidays are arranged and business is scheduled to conform with the sacrosanct dates of the annual week-long festival.

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Article Title: Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day!

Festival Name: Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day

Festival Country: Ireland

Festival Type(s): Religious, Traditional, Cultural

Throughout the British Isles and in many European countries, the day before Ash Wednesday - Shrove Tuesday - is commonly known as Pancake Day. As children, we loved watching the Pancake Races. Usually, the contestants were housewives. Each of them carried a skillet which contained a large, very thin pancake. The idea was for the women to race to the finish line, tossing their pancakes as they ran. It was hilarious - especially when a stray pancake landed where it wasn't supposed to!

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Article Title: St. Michael's Carrots - The Feast of St. Michaels

Festival Name: St. Michael's Carrots - The Feast of St. Michaels

Festival Country: Ireland

Festival Type(s): Religious, Traditional, Cultural

On the afternoon of the Sunday preceding Michaelmas, women and girls in the Hebrides gather St. Michael's wild carrots. But they don't just dig them up haphazardly - a very special ritual must be observed.

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Article Title: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day In Old Ireland

Festival Name: St. Patrick's Day

Festival Country: Ireland

Festival Type(s): Religious, Party, Food and Drink

All over the world, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated with elaborate parades; families tuck into the traditional dinner of corned beef and cabbage; and, in the pubs, the green beer flows swifter than the River Shannon. It's odd to think that just a short time ago, none of the most popular customs we often take for granted even existed.

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