Take a relaxing break on this holiday in Ireland- whether
with your family, or a romantic or weekend getaway with your special someone,
you’re sure to find many things to do and festivities to enjoy. After all,
Ireland is a small country, but has the breathtaking landscape, fascinating,
friendly people, whose nature is expressed well in the warmth of their welcome.
Apart from plenty of things to do, places to see in Ireland,
you’ll get to enjoy a wide array of festivities year round. As it’s spring,
there’re so many festivals to be celebrated by the Irish people. Here I have
discussed only four spring festival to enjoy in Ireland. Go through this post
in detail and know what interests you much:
Chalk Sunday
Chalk Sunday is celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. On
this festival, unmarried people are marked with chalk when they enter the
Church area. As per the traditional myth, Catholics were not allowed to marry
during Lent. For their marriage, they had to wait until after the Easter
celebrations. Marking unmarried people with chalk is an amazing way to tease
them for not being married.
Usually, the first Sunday after Shrove Tuesday was popularly
celebrated as ‘Chalk Sunday’ and earlier bachelors who should be married, were
marked with chalk on the back of their ‘Sunday Coats’.
Saint Patrick’s Day
The Irish people celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17th
to honor their patron saint, who was also known as Saint Pat or Paddy. The
symbol of Saint Pattrick is a Shamrock. Hence, the Irish wear shamrocks on this
day to showcase their belief on Saint Pattrick. Besides, the people of Ireland attend
religious services and make arrangements for community and family gatherings as
well.
The worldwide people celebrate this day with parades during
daytime and having delicious dinners at night, including the dishes of corned
beef and cabbage, traditional Irish fare. Other musical performances and
pilgrimages are celebrated throughout the land of Ireland.
When it comes to the attire of Irish people on St.
Pattrick’s Day, they love to wear green clothing, buttons, ribbons or badges on
this day, as this color is associated with the Shamrock and the Emerald Isle. Even,
this clothing is known as the custom of wearing the green. However, on this day,
it’s a tradition to have a drink of Patrick’s Pot (whiskey). This year Saint
Pattrick’s Day will be celebrated from 17th March to 20th
March 2016.
Easter
On the Easter Day in Ireland, a large sized cake is
exhibited for all people to see. Men pay money to dance and remember the one
who dances takes the cake the most. That means this person who dances, more
than anyone else.
However, Irish Easter starts with cleaning. That means,
houses need to be cleaned inside and out and whitewashed, if necessary. Good
Friday is a remembrance day, when the innocent Lord Jesus was crucified.
Fasting is a must on Good Friday. There should be silence from noon until
around three in the afternoon. It was the time period of the greatest agony of
the Lord Jesus on the cross.
May day
Being celebrated on the first Monday of May, May Day is a
folk festival and was celebrated before Christianity. Still, it’s celebrated
with maypole dancing and flower gathering. Moreover, bushes are decorated with
eggshells or flowers, which are nothing but symbols of life. You’ll get to
enjoy plenty of dancing and singing on May day. The maypole is a traditional
symbol of May Day. It’s about three or more meters (ten or more feet) tall and
is decorated with colorful ribbons.
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