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The ancient Irish tradition of hunting the wren on St. Stephen’s Day

The ancient Irish tradition of hunting the wren on St. Stephen’s Day

The "hunting the wren" tradition has, to a large degree, disappeared, but the tradition of visiting from house to house on St. Stephen's Day has survived in Ireland.

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