Ancient Celtic Christmas traditions still followed in Ireland (country, culture, time)

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Ireland, like most countries, has a number of Christmas traditions that are all of its own. Many of these customs have their root in the time when the Gaelic culture and religion of the country were being supressed, and it is perhaps because of that they have survived into modern times.

Ancient Celtic Christmas traditions still followed in Ireland | Irish Genealogy and Roots | IrishCentral

That's interesting -- I'd never heard of those. This year I'm going to put a candle in the window just as my Celtic cousins do. Nollaig Shona Duit.