Christmas in Ireland?

Question

can somebody tell me how the people in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland celebrate Christmas?

Answer 1

Mostly a family day, in the best old-fashioned sense.  Today very early, my grandsons checked to see if Santa had been (he had, so there was crack of the dawn excitement), and after church, we had traditional turkey -and-ham dinner complete with sprouts, carrots and several kinds of stuffing, followed by plum pudding and brandy butter.  In the afternoon while the children played, the rest of us opened our gifts in front of the open fire and spoke at length by phone to family members abroad.  Lots of good humour and swopping of stories. A lovely, lovely day.  Too soon, they will all return to their respective homes around the country, but we will  do it all over again next year, God willing.

Answer 2

the same way as in the rest of the world

Answer 3

same as everyone else.

Answer 4

same as everyone else!

err arent you irish??

with a name like 'tiocfidh ar la' you seem to be

Answer 5

Like every1 else in the christian world

Answer 6

Same as us............

Answer 7

Advent calendars, Christmas trees, decoration of all kinds - all this is nothing unusual for the Irish as well. But on Boxing Day, the day of St Stephanus, the inhabitants of the Green Island are completely going wild. In traditional performances (mainly fairy-tales) boys play being girls, men being women and the other way round - a big fun for everybody.

Christmas in Ireland already foreshadows in October. Until December there is a lot of singing in Ireland - not just for fun but also for charity. The singers and choires collect money for those in need.

On Christmas Eve the children fasten a sock at their bed hoping it will be filled with presents overnight. In most cases they find something the next morning: in fact it is an apple in the space where usually the toes are and a tangerine where the heels are. The gap between toes and heels is often filled with chocolate and sweets.

For Christmas dinner salmon or prawn cocktail is often served as the first course. The main course is turkey and for dessert there is mint cake or custard with brandy or rum.

Answer 8

seriously.....with a user name like that you are seriously asking this question?!?

seriously

Answer 9

Same as they do in UK - NZ - USA - Oz - Germany - etc.etc.

They eat, drink and be merry.