Women's Christmas is celebrated in Ireland today

I think I'll start celebrating it.

We do have a special day like this in America - it's called Mother's Day.

Clara and Jamie Little Christmas is celebrated every Jan 6th where ever Irish Moms live here in America ,its not a custom we dropped when we left Ireland New York ,Queens Statten Island to name a few are jumping tonight with Irish Moms having a toast to themselves for a jobwell done another custom the tree doesnt come down until after the 6th ,,so to all the Irish Moms i salute you ,,,its a lovely custom that will live on with Irish Moms,,,

This is merely a name given to a day of the year. It is not celebrated.

What a great idea. It's a really nice thing to do. I'm envious that we don't have a special day like this in America.

We celebrated Nollaig na mBan - Women's Christmas in Gorta Dubha & we looked forward to it. It was also known as Féile na dTrí Rithe - Feast of the Three Kings & Oíche Nollaig Bheag - Small Christmas Night. On such a night we decided to help Mom withe the chores so she could rest bur a few unfortunate breakages & a malfunction of a colective attempt to empty a basin of dishwater without spilling it promptrd Mom to arise from her comfort & finish what had to be done. We did bring in several gabháls of turf & that enabled her to sit in front of a blazing fire for the rest of the night. By dear friend Helen Ní Shé of Radio na Gaeltacht reminded me of a quaint tradition in their village long ago. They all loved Christmas. It was a brightness in a sometimes long and dreary winter. The people of her village, Cathairscuilibín would walk out the road from the village & stretch a rope across to stop Christmas from leaving. It was symbolic & there weren't any cars of course so that rope could stretch across for weeks.

Nollaig na nBan shona daoibh!