IRELAND TRADITIONS by Laia Muntané Roca https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a Marina Navarro, Sebastià Navarro and Laia Muntané en-us 2017-02-07 08:17:50 UTC 2026-02-08 15:38:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pumpkin.png Saint Patrick Day laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153636530 17th March
Originally, it was a religious celebration.
People go to church and then go home to eat meal with their family
There are many parades and everyone wear green clothes and sometimes with a shamrock.


]]> 2017-02-14 07:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153636530 Halloween laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153637251 31st October-2nd November.
The custom of dressing up at Halloween comes from the old Celtic traditions of wearing costumes to look like evil spirits.
"Trick or treat" custom started in Ireland when children knocked on doors and prayed for the souls of the dead in return for food. This tradition was called "Souling".
Halloween today is a holiday for fun and dressing up. The Irish decorate theirs houses with images of ghosts, witches and vampires. People also put a Halloween tree, is similar to a Christmas tree but is black tree with Halloween images.

]]> 2017-02-14 07:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153637251 Irish Dancing laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153637554 Irish Dancing is very famous all over the world. In the 18th century, dancing masters form Europe adapt latest France dancing to the traditional Irish music.A lot of dancing master travelled from town to town teaching the dances to the people in that region.
Originally the irish dances often performed for people at fairs, but their haven't much space and they adaptet dance kiping their arms close to their bodies.
Today dancers participate in competitions called Feis.
]]> 2017-02-14 07:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153637554 Saint Stephen's Day laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153638183 26th Decembre
In the Republic of Ireland, the day is one of nine oficial public holidays.

People dress up with old clothes, wear straw hats and travel from door to door with fake wrens (real wrens were killed) and they dance, sing and play music.
St. Stephen's Day is a popular day to visit family and go to the theatre to see a pantomime.
Now this tradition is less common than some years ago.

In the north of Ireland, these day is usually known as Boxing Day.

]]> 2017-02-14 08:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153638183 Little Woman Christmas laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153639073 6th of January.
“Little Women’s Christmas" is an old custom that’s still celebrated by women all over Ireland. It goes back to the days when all the families were very large. Mens never did anything  in the house to help, and were never expected to. 

But each year, after the Christmas holiday, tired women finally got a break. On 6th of  January, men would take over of the housework, and woman can have a chance to go out to relax with each other. 

]]> 2017-02-14 08:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153639073 Shrove Tuesday, the annual pancake feast laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153640523 The day before the Ash Wednesday.
In the past, it was a custom to confess since before Lent.
Everyone make and eat a lot of pancakes. That's becouse, every one wants to consume all the food that it's restricts in Lent day's.

]]> 2017-02-14 08:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/153640523 Wedding Customs laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/155074702 Some of this the Irish traditions come from Celtic rituals.
In one traditions, the bride and the groom hold right hand to right hand and left hand to left hand. Then, the priest, ties a ribbon around their wrist. Their arms make a shape of eight, to show infinity.
During the ceremony, the bride and groom light a big candle called the Unity Candle, showing how two become one.]]> 2017-02-21 07:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/155074702 Leprechaun laiamuro https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/156572667 A leprechaun is a creature of Irish mythology, an now it's also a national symbol. It's an old dwarf with green clothes. Leprechaunns sepnd their time getting and counting their gold. They get the gold with tricks or making magic shoes for  fairies.
Tha name of Leprechaun means "little body"]]> 2017-02-27 21:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laiamuro/izi8tbp67b1a/wish/156572667