Fuck only knows why Irish people dress like this on St Stephen's day, but they do.
Saint Stephen's Day, celebrated on 26th December in Western Christianity and 27th December in Eastern Christianity.
Saint Stephen's Day, celebrated on 26th December in Western Christianity and 27th December in Eastern Christianity.
I had no idea about Wren Day and Wren Boys. How strange.
ReplyDeleteThere are some very odd traditions out there... Jx
DeleteWarbucks has been having his own Feast of Stephen while visiting here.
ReplyDeleteOf course.
Trollop! Jx
DeleteAnd the uptight brigade here wonders why sensible people say "Happy Holidays" to everyone, instead of just ":Merry Christmas," sweetpea! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI always found that a bit bizarre, to be honest, but I guess it covers all bases... Jx
DeleteThose Irish celebrating St Stephen’s day look like the Bushko celebrants of Hungary. Same strange and unique costumes as if from Africa.
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Have straw, will get weaving... Jx
DeleteI'm dressed like that right now and I have no idea why.
ReplyDeleteYou never looked lovelier. Jx
DeleteAha I see what you did there, a Feast of Stephens very clever.
ReplyDeleteWhat scares me in the first photo is that all seem to be looking for where they put their cigarettes.
With all that flammable straw around, hopefully they found somewhere safe... Jx
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