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http://www.setdancingnews.net/wcss/wcsst.htm On the 26th December each year the Wrenboys take to the road. They visit each house in the locality playing music,dancing,singing and reciting poems. The style of set dancing in Clare is symbolised by the "battering" or foot tapping that goes on in time with the music.

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Bloomsday is held on 16th June in Dublin. People commemorate the Irish writer James Joyce for his book Ulysses. The most important character is Leopold Bloom and on this day Irish people do the same things that he does in the book, for example, they wear the clothes that people wore in 1904, go to the same pubs as Leopold Bloom went…

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Samhain or Halloween was celebrated from  31st October to 2nd November.

In the past, the Celts  knew that the sun would fade during the winter's months so, to make sure than the sun would return in summer, they held a festival on October 31st. People would dress up in costumes made out of animal skins. It was believed these costumes would protect them from bad luck. This is how Hallowe'en or Samhain began and is still celebrated today.

Children dress up in costumes, wear masks, and carry lighted lanterns from house to house to receive treats or play a trick. The lanterns they carry are often made out of turnips or pumpkins, with scary faces and candles inside.

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This celebration is held on 17th March, when the Irish people honor their patron, Saint Patrick, who is said to have driven all the snakes from Ireland. His symbol is a shamrock .

On St. Patrick’s Day, people go to church and then they have a special meal with their family and friends. Colorful parades pass through towns and cities.

People usually wear green clothes with shamrocks because the Irish color is green. It is also traditional to have a drink of Patrick's Pot (whiskey) on this day.

St. Patrick’s day is traditionally from Ireland but it is also celebrated all around the world.

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St. Stephen's Day, 26th December, is a national holiday in Ireland and most shops are closed.

There is a procession known as The Wren Boy Procession. This tradition comes from old times. There was once a plot in a village against the local soldiers. They were surrounded and were about to be ambushed when a group of wrens pecked on their drums and awakened the soldiers. The plot failed and the wren became known as 'The Devil's bird'.

A pole with a holly bush is carried from house to house and families are dressed up in old clothes and with blackened faces. There is a famous song called “The Wren Boys” that was sung as part of this procession.

This custom has to a large degree disappeared but the tradition of visiting from house to house on St. Stephens Day has survived and is very much part of Christmas.