#Little Christmas

[stairnaheireann]

Christmas in Ireland

The greeting for ‘Happy Christmas’ in Irish is Nollaig Shona Duit or Nollaig Shona Daoibh (plural), the literal translation of this is ‘Happy Christmas to you’. If ‘Nollaig, Shona, Duit/Daoibh’ was literally translated, word for word, into English, it would be “Christmas, happy, to you”. Christmas is also a time for remembering the dead in Ireland with prayers being offered for deceased at…

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#Christmas Day #Christmas Eve #Christmas in Ireland #Customs #Dublin #Epiphany #Ireland #Little Christmas #Nollaig Shona #Sandycove #St. Stephen&039;s Day #The 40 Foot #Traditions #Wren Day #Wrenboys

[angeltreasure]

Three Gifts the Three Wise Men Brought to Jesus (and what they represent)

Gold from Melchior (For the kingship of Jesus, the King of kings.)

Frankincense from Balthasar (For the divinity of Jesus, used to send up prayers of adoration and blessing, petition, intercession, thanks, and praise— reaches its highest expression in the liturgical event of the Eucharist.)

Myrrh from Caspar (For the humanity of Jesus, used for embalming bodies, healing wounds, and showing mercy to others.)

#studying theology #Little Christmas #Christmas #Wise Men #Magi #Three Kings #gifts #Catholic #Catholicism #Christian #Christianity

[mildred-meadowlark]

Happy Nollaig na mBan!

Perhaps one of my favourite Irish traditions is Little Christmas, otherwise known as Women's Christmas, or Nollaig na mBan, which takes place on 6th January every year.

It traditionally heralds the end of Christmas and is a day to celebrate the ladies. Ireland was, up till recently, a pretty heavily patriarchal society and the women's place and her work was considered to be in the home. This day was a day where, instead of focusing on the home and children, women got to go out visiting their friends or going out to a show or having afternoon tea. The men were expected to take care of the housework on this day, if none other.

Nowadays, in modern Ireland, it is still celebrated, and women take it as an opportunity to go for a spa day with their mam or a nice meal and a few drinks with friends. It's a chance to show the women in your life that you appreciate them, and all the tiny, thankless, unseen things they do.

#nollaig na mban #irish stuff #ireland #little christmas #irish tradition #women's christmas #women

[tinyshe]

#epiphany #christmastide #christmas octive #little christmas #wise men still seek Him

[aquitainequeen]

I almost forgot! While it's still January 6th (for me), happy Women's Christmas everyone!!!

#my life #women's christmas #little christmas #aka often the only break many women in Ireland got all year #unless they were in hospital recovering from having the baby

[syncretic-scathach]

Happy Nollaig na mBan!

#little christmas #nollaig na mban

[gunsandrobots]

I explain why this time of year feels so damn weird.. we are Christmassing all wrong and there's history to back it up.

#history #christmas #youtube #youtubers #laughinghistorically #the epiphany #little christmas #three kings day #holiday season #holidays #learning #educational #Youtube

[sweetlittleangelbunny]

Ah I remember this one...

I wasn't feeling very good around Christmas time, so I was trying to re-capture that magical feeling of the Holidays in a drawing...

Trying to revisit them for myself...

I get such mixed feelings during the Holidays >.<

#age regressor #agere blog #age regression #agere #sfw agere #age dreaming #sfw littlespace #agere art #agere little #babyre #sfw age regressor #sfw age dreamer #little space #sfw age regression #sfw little stuff #little space Christmas #little Christmas #agere christmas #agere holiday #little holiday #little space holiday

[sleepy-pangolin]

"On this day in some parts of the country, mothers rubbed the tail of a herring across the eyes of their children to give immunity against disease for the rest of the year." I love reading about old traditions, but I'm glad that's one that's disappeared!

#nollaig na mban #little christmas #women's Christmas

[catfindr]

#petfinder #catfinder #cat #kitten #kitty #little christmas #in #indiana

[bunnnybcy]

I did it all by myself !!! I made a fireplace and I did the tree and it's so pretty!!!!! I am so proud and I am so excited for Santa!!!! I'm gonna use command hooks to hang stockings on the white bar part!!!

#sfw christmas #age regression #age regression christmas #safe agre #christmas #decorations #tree #little christmas #baby #baby christmas #christmas craft #christmas decorating

[stairnaheireann]

Nollaig na mBan Shona Daoibh!

On this day it is the tradition in Ireland for the women to get together and enjoy their own Christmas, while the men folk stay at home and handle all the chores. It is also common for children to help their mothers and grandmothers with household chores and extra help.   The Nollaig na mBan tradition has regenerated tremendously in many parts of Ireland and on the west coast, the tradition is…

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#&039;Oíche Nollaig na mBan&039; #Epiphany #Little Christmas #Nollaig na mBan Shona Daoibh #Poem #Poetry #Seán Ó Ríordáin #Theo Dorgan #Women’s Christmas

[cemeterything]

are we still doing this because i have a late submission

#🐉 #this is less about fan content and more about that awful lazy one size fits all #'10 years later theyre happily married with a cute little nuclear family' trope #because ive read some genuinely incredible fics about characters who would Not fucking have kids #ending up with accidental pregnancy scares or child acquisitions that get treated with all the nuance #and thoughtful handling they deserve #but also. i reread one of my favourite fics yesterday and when one character jokingly brought up the idea of children #and the other reacted with genuine visceral disgust and said what hideously awful parents theyd be #i lit up like a fucking christmas tree

[onebadnoodle]

merry christmas!

were you visited by three ghosts?

#merry christmas #sorry its a little late #christmas carol #ghost of christmas past #ghost of christmas present #ghost of christmas future #ghost #character design #illustration

[streetsofdublin]

A SCULPTURE BY EAMONN CEANNT

Eamonn Ceannt (b.1953, Dublin) is a graduate and former Vice President of UCD. His work is notable for its tactile qualities and sinuous forms.

BLACK TULIP ON THE UCD CAMPUS 6 JANUARY 2024 I photographed this on Little Christmas (6 January 2024). Eamonn Ceannt (b.1953, Dublin) is a graduate and former Vice President of UCD. His work is notable for its tactile qualities and sinuous forms. Ceannt has travelled extensively over the years including north Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent and lived for a number of years in…

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#6 Jenuary 2024 #Black Tulip #bronze #Eamonn Ceannt #former Vice President of UCD #little christmas #Nollaig na mBan #Sculpture #series of sculptures based on plant studies #UCD #university campus #Women&039;s Christmas

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

#gavle goat #Goat #Christmas #Christmas goat #Gavle Christmas Goat #Silly little polls