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Women's Christmas in Cork?

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When I was growing up in Cork, the 6th of January was known as the women's Christmas. Is it still celebrated or has it gone out of fashion?

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  1. Nollaig na mban  -  Women's Christmas  -    in Mayo too.  Probably all over the country.  But here  it doesn't get much extra recognition  -  it's more of a historical thing, a relic of days gone by, acknowledged as being the day that is in it, but no other celebration


  2. Trust the Irish to find another holiday.

  3. That's really interesting and thanks for asking. The official feast on the 6th January is Epiphany but it has various 'interpretations' in Europe.

    Have never heard this one from Cork - I wonder about its origins?

  4. i have never heard of it

  5. The women in my ex-girlfriends family used to celebrate it going back about 7 years ago. They would just go out and get pi$$ed. And no they werent devout anything...

    From co Limerick......

  6. It was always know to us as "Little Christmas Day" as this is the day that the 3 wise men arrived to see Jesus in Bethlahem and the final day of the Christmas  season. We still celebrate it

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chri...

  7. Yes its still celebrated here. I'm from Cork. Most of the pubs and hotels will have some form of entertainment for the women and its usually older women that go out and celebrate.

    Singers like Joe Mac and Sonny Knowles (famous Cork singers) are usually singing at some gig that night.

    From what I've seen there is no religious connotation to this celebration. Its there merely for the girls to have their own night put. Just a bit of fun.

  8. What a fantastic idea!..... I can't wait to move there.

  9. I never heard of it before.

  10. It was known as Little Christmas in other parts of Ireland. Never knew it was Women's Christmas in Cork!

  11. It's only celebrated very the devout Christians. Most people don't recognise it as a holiday.

  12. in uk we take our dec's down thats my sons birthday
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