Christmas in Ireland By: Hailey Iser

Map of Ireland Ireland is situated in the Atlantic Ocean and is Separated from Great Britain by the Irish sea. Unbelievably it has no snakes!

Christmas Foods Irish Women bake a seed cake for each member of the house and prepare 3 puddings. ! For each day of Epiphany such as Christmas, New Years day, and the twelfth. Christmas in Ireland lasts until the 6 th of Jan. They bake Christmas cakes pudding and mince pies. Christmas dinner consists of The same dishes of Thanksgiving. Such as turkey, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes.

Traditions Christmas really brings out the best in Ireland and the Irish from cheerful festivities, to wild acts of Machismo, happy reunions, and musical celebrations in church, and partying for weeks. In Ireland Christmas lasts for about 2 weeks and is joyfully celebrated as a respite from the winter. Here are some wacky but cool traditions: 1.Midnight mass on Christmas Eve 2.Horse Races on St. Stephen’s Day (Dec. 26) 3.Christmas Day swim, forty foot, South Dublin 4.Reading of James Joyce’s story The Dead 5. Awful Christmas Sweaters 6. Christmas Caroling 7. Women’s Christmas And so much more!

In Ireland Santa Claus comes between 12-3 am Santa Claus or Santy as some peeps in Ireland call him gets Guinness beer and cookies or mince pies Along with a carrot for Rudolph.

Resources 1.Google Images 2.Miss Sampson’s recommended websites 3.Google