01-06-2008, 05:46 PM
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voilà sa doit pas êtres très bien mais bon
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The main significance of Christmas in Ireland is "officially" religious. The national medias constantly recall that it is the moment of Jesus' birth, but actually since the last 10-15 years, Christmas became more a profane celebration. The families assemble in the "domestic house" Christmas day and of Saint Stephens'day (December 26), to drink and to eat (the alcohol plays a very important role in one "Irish Christmas")…
The gifts are exchanged Christmas day and the children (verbe harceler) the adults to receive their toys! Then, with the electronic noises that the present toys make, the whole house becomes very animate between the children who play… and the adults who try not to hear them!
The traditions
In Ireland, Christmas begins with the 12 days of the Advent. A calendar of the Advent recalls the significance of the days preceding Christmas. They make the Christmas tree during this period although now rule indicating the period of his/her/its setting up doesn't exist more.
As soon as vacations begin for the adults, they "hurry" at the local pubs to celebrate Christmas. The stores are closed December 25.
The Mass of midnight is a little a "stuffing". All paths of the pub home passer-by owing a church, a lot of Irish will enter there (for the unique time of the year) to attend the Mass of midnight. For this opportunity, the church is decorated very pleasantly. One will always find at the church a person a little "happy" that sings "Jingle bells" and a half-a-dozen of others that snore…
The meals
The traditional food for Christmas is the turkey and ham, the potatoes (roasted, steam, in mash…), the Brussels sprouts. The traditional dessert is a pudding to the plum with the English cream or cream to the brandy.
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