In honor of All Saints Day here’s our guide to Ireland’s top ten holy days and holidays

The days after Halloween recognizes the lives of saints in heaven

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KERRY O'SHEA,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

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Our guide to Ireland’s top ten holy days and holidays

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This day, following the celebrations of Christmas, is to celebrate the first Christian martyr St. Stephen, who was stoned to death shortly after the Crucifixion. However, the Irish celebrations on this day have little to do with the Saint himself.

Historically, this day was also about “Going on the Wren” or “Hunting the Wren” as ancient Celtic mythology remembers the days following Christmas as when the robin, representative of the new year, killed the wren, representative of the old year. 

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