“Wild Mountain Thyme” is an Irish folk song with strong roots in Scottish traditions. The Belfast-based folk musician Francis McPeake took an old Scottish song from the early 19th century ...

Women's Christmas was also associated with the Irish death divination customs that were practised at Halloween. One tradition is that a "cake" of mud or clay was made and candles named for the ...

as "Women's Christmas," is one of Ireland's biggest traditions and is observed on January 6. On this day, women traditionally get a much-needed rest after catering to everyone during the holiday ...

We know that the Irish can be a superstitious lot, and of course, New Year's Day also had many customs and traditions that ... the match continued on Little Christmas Day.

The mum-of-three completed her sacred Christmas tradition on Tuesday, one that she feels she is the 'only person left in Ireland' doing. Lucy sends out 25 Christmas cards every year and this year ...

Jossy moved from the north of India to Northern Ireland, and has been based in Londonderry since 2009. She still follows the same Christmas traditions as her parents in Kerala, southern India ...

“Happy Women’s Christmas!” Irish ladies greet each other on January 6, marking the long-held tradition of Nollaig na mBan, called ‘Women’s Christmas’ or ‘Little Christmas’ in Englis ...