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In Ireland they celebrate St. Patrick's day they throw a festival for it.
They celebrate New years and Easter

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King Henry II took Christmas to Ireland in 1171. He built a big traditional Irish hall in Hogges. and that was the beginning of Christmas celebrations in Ireland. In Ireland Christmas is a mixture of ancient pagan and Christian heritage.

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1. Christmas is known 'Nollaig' in Irish (or Gaelic)
2. Santa Claus is known as  'San Nioclás' (Saint Nicholas) or Daidí na Nollag' (Father Christmas)
3. They have a thing called little women's christmas on January 6th where women stay behind on house work.
4. It is considered bad luck to take down your christmas tree until after Little Women's day.
5. Some children have to find there presents that are hidden in their room.

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1. Feast of Epiphany Some Irish call it little Christmas women get the day off and the men do the housework and wash the dishes
2. People put a large thick candle on the sill welcoming Mary and Joseph and only a girl named Mary can blow it out
3. Like in the U.S. children hope that Father Christmas leaves presents for them.
4. the Wren Boys Procession is when Young Men and women dress up in homemade costumes and go house to house carrying a long pole with holly on the top, singing a rhyme about a wren bird and are sometimes accompanied  by instruments.
5. St. Stephen's Day is after Christmas and when there is football matches and horse race meetings
6.After the Christmas meal, bread and milk are left out  on the step as a symbol of hospitality.

7. children leave out sacks instead of stockings
8. they leave out mince pies and a bottle of Guinness for Santa
9. Irish women bake one seed cake for every person in the house for the feast of Epiphany
10. They have  Christmas pudding.

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The Irish speak Gaelic.

The population of Ireland is about 4,713,993. In Ireland they decorate the streets with trees, lights, and holy symbols. In Ireland they speak english and Irish. Their culture is Gaelic. Ireland has low central plains. Ireland is an island. It is in Northwestern Europe.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1SOZjOjhDI
Christmas in Dublin, Ireland