[Amanda]

I have some questions about Irish celebrations:

1. In Ireland, what celebrations take place? 2. What goes on during a wedding, a wake or the celebration of a special day (St. Patrick's Day)? 3. How is a wedding, wake or the celebration of a special day performed? 4. Does everyone participate?

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[Brandon19394]

Here's a pretty good website that answers some of your questions http://ic.net/erasmus/RAZ30.HTM

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[Sarah28406]

1). The main celebration is Christmas time. Both Christmas Day and Dec. 26 (Stephen's Day) are bank holidays. Other bank holidays include Jan. 1, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), the first Monday in May/June/August and Halloween time.
2). Wakes are a bit out of date now.
3). After a wedding ceremony, everyone goes to a hotel, has a meal, maybe some dancing and everyone gets really drunk. It usually goes on until about 2 or 3 a.m. Really good fun. Generally celebrations involve family and friends gathering together, having a bit of food, a lot of drink and a good time

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[SadhbhDC]

1. Irish celebrations include St. Patricks day, Christmas, Easter and variable religious rites of passage (eg. baptisms, first communion etc.) Wakes aren't really celebrations. 2.Celebration involves lots of people, often alcohol, often musicians and almost always nostalgia. Large amounts of children are usually running around. In wakes, men typically drink and remember the past. Women sit in the kitchen and make tea. 3. For marriages, baptisms, first communions and confirmations a mass is held in the morning. Children making their communions and confirmations are given money by relatives and neighbours. Often everyone goes back to a hotel for a meal and stays there all day. Drinking is the most common form of celebration. 4. In a sense. Everyone is in the same area.

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