Women's Christmas is celebrated in Ireland today

Little Christmas celebrates Irish women

MOLLY MULDOON,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, January 6, 2012, 8:02 AM

Updated Friday, January 6, 2012, 10:00 AM

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Women's Christmas is celebrated in Ireland today

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When your best friend’s, boyfriend’s mother gets up at 1am to make you all tea after your night on the town before placing a hot water bottle in your bed.

The click of the kettle as it boils, the softened muffle of the fridge door as it opens, the familiar voice and the warm smile; an Irish mammy just going about her day.

And so I think this is one holiday that we should wholeheartedly embrace. Not just for wonderful Irish women and mothers but for females around the world.

At some stage today, take the time to appreciate those Irish women you have been lucky enough to encounter.

We may be getting married later, and having fewer children, but the Irish blood running through our veins remains the same.

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Searlit | Jan 07, 2012, 06:07 PM EST

I think I'll start celebrating it.

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wilhoef | Jan 07, 2012, 12:30 PM EST

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

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EileenL | Jan 06, 2012, 09:19 PM EST

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,,,

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ciaradexy | Jan 06, 2012, 03:37 PM EST

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

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jamieLM | Jan 06, 2012, 12:55 PM EST

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.

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muirisobric | Jan 06, 2012, 12:09 PM EST

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.

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Searlit | Jan 06, 2012, 11:32 AM EST

Nollaig na nBan shona daoibh!

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