The secrets of Ireland’s ancient Celtic Christmas customs

I Always loved the Christmas Holiday Season The Christmas Tree & Lights, Candles in the Windows. as a young Lad i remember my parish Priest and the Nuns tell us kids most of the Christmas ornamentations came from Pagan Cultures.and had nothing to do with the Birth of Jesus. Looking back now i think they were very mean spirited People for telling a 3 grade class that. I Never forgot that ! what a way to Steal Christmas from young children. they were the True Grinch .

I dressed up as a wren boy ,but someone tried to make a lawn ornament out of me

My family had always kept the candle in the window and when my Army father was transferred back to Texas and built a home the base that held the candle was electrified and put in the window. Given that it was behind curtains made it safer.