626 irelandwales and scotland in december

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626 irelandwales and scotland in december

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Christmas in Ireland lasts from Christmas Eve to the feast of the Epiphany on January 6, which is referred to as Little Christmas Ireland's Christmas is more religious than a time of fun Children often put out Christmas sacks instead of stockings It is tradition to leave mince pies and a bottle of Guinness out as a snack for Santa Lighted candles are placed in windows on Christmas Eve, as a guide that Joseph and Mary might be looking for shelter The candles are usually red in color, and decorated with sprigs of holly Irish women bake a seed cake for each person in the house They also make three puddings, one for each day of the Epiphany such as Christmas, New Year's Day and the Twelfth Night After the Christmas evening meal, bread and milk are left out and the door unlatched as a symbol of hospitality St Stephen's Day, the day after Christmas, is almost as important, with football matches and meetings going on For children, the Wren Boys Procession is their big event Boys go from door to door with a fake wren on a stick, singing, with violins, accordions, harmonicas and horns to accompany them The reason for the ceremony is to ask for money 'for the starving wren', that is, for their own pockets The Scottish people have their big celebrations on New Year's Day, called Hogmanay A long time ago there is a superstition that it is bad luck for the fire to go out on Christmas Eve, since it is at this time that the elves are abroad and only a raging fire will keep them from coming down the chimney On Christmas day, people sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them to the laying of bagpipes Bannock cakes made of oatmeal are traditionally eaten at Christmas The Welsh are great lovers of music Every year at Christmas, carol singing is the most enjoyed activity In the churches, they are sung to the harp.Caroling is called eisteddfodde and is often accompanied by a harp In some rural areas a villager is chosen to be the Mari llwyd This person travels around the town draped in white and carrying a horse's skull on a long pole Anyone given the "bite" by the horse's jaws must pay a fine The carolers make their rounds at dawn on Christmas morning, and families wake from sleep and ask them in for refreshments Christmas is spent with lots of people gathering in the public square for the announcement of who, during the year, has won the prize for submitting the best music for a new carol, and the formal pronouncement of it as the carol of the year This carol is now added to those already known and sung in Wales Taffy making is one of the most important of the Welsh Christmas.It is a special kind of chewy toffee from brown sugar and butter The Christmas goose is also essential The Welsh people maintain most of the traditional customs associated with England such as holly, mistletoe, pudding, carols, Christmas stockings, oranges, crackers and lots of snow Children often put out Christmas sacks instead of stockings It is tradition to leave mince pies and a bottle of Guinness out as a snack for Santa

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