Category Archives: Feasts and Festivals in Ireland

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ a Conclusion

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National Ploughing Championship 2020 | Midlands Park Hotel

Hello everyone!!! I hope ye enjoyed all my posts about feasts and festivals. From the Celtic year, and the Imbolg feast, to the Bealtaine, Samhain and Lúnasa festivals, equinoxes and solstices and modern festivals and fairs.

I never knew that the Samhain festival is now called Halloween. Did you Know that?

I hope you learned something new about feasts and festivals and once again I want to thank you for reading all my posts and I’ll be doing a geography project in March.

~a conclusion by Tadhg (6th)

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ Modern Festivals and Fairs

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FLEADH CHEOIL | Red Shoe Productions

Hello everyone!!! Today I’ll be teaching ye about modern festivals and fairs. This is my final post, so I hope you enjoy it!!!

Today, Fleádh Cheoil na hÉireann takes place every year in Ireland. Thousands of old and young upcoming traditional musicians gather at this festival. They take part in master classes, bring joy to the ears of the audiences and enter competitions. Up to 250,000 people attend Fleádh Cheoil na hÉireann every year.

There are more than 700 festivals and fairs held in Ireland each year. Here are some examples: The Dublin Theatre Festival, the Rose of Tralee, the Cat Loughs Comedy in Kilkenny and multiple sport events.

One of my favourite festivals is the ploughing. It’s held every year around September. There is lot’s of stands and stalls there, where people can buy stuff and the best part of it is the Ploughing Championships.

I hope you enjoyed my post and I’ll be doing my conclusion the next day.

~a report by Tadhg (6th)

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ Equinoxes and Solstices

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Where to experience the winter solstice: Ireland's prehistoric Newgrange tomb | Ireland holidays | The Guardian

Hello everyone and welcome back!!! Today I’ll be teaching ye about equinoxes and solstices.

The Celts had celebrations around the equinoxes. These take place on two dates on which day and night are the same length. The spring equinox takes around March 20th. The autumn equinox takes place around September 22nd.

The Celts also celebrated the solstices. On the 21st of December, they celebrated the longest night of the year and awaiting the coming of spring. On the 21st of June, they celebrated the longest day of the year.

~a report by Tadhg (6th)

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ Samhain

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Halloween and the Celtic festival of Samhain

Hello everyone and welcome back!!! Today I’ll be teaching ye about the Samhain festival.

The Irish word ‘Samhain’ came from ‘Samhfhuln’ which means ‘end of summer. Samhain was the biggest festival of the year. It was on the night before the Celtic new year.

People believed that the dead souls would return to the world on this night. A long time ago there was a three – feast at Tara to celebrate Samhain. This festival is now called Halloween.

Thank you for reading my post and make sure to read the next one!!!

~a report by Tadhg (6th)

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ Lúnasa

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Hello everyone, and welcome back!!! Today I’ll be teaching ye about the Lúnasa festival.

Lugh (or Lug) was a major Celtic god. He was linked with the sun, summer and harvests.

Lúnasa was a festival that marked the start of the harvest season. People often danced at the festival. Lúnasa was on in Ireland until the twentieth century.

I hope ye enjoyed today’s post and make sure to read the next one!!!

~ a report by Tadhg (6th)

 

 

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ Bealtaine

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Feasts and Festivals in Ireland

Hello everyone and welcome back!!! Today I’ll be teaching ye about the Bealtaine festival.

‘Bealtaine’ is the Irish word for ‘May’. It’s also the name of the Celtic festival that usually was on the month of May. This festival marked the start of summer, when the farmer’ s brought the cattle out to the fields grazing.

The words ‘beal’ and ‘tine’ come from Celtic words meaning ‘bright light’ and ‘fire’. The festival is strongly linked with fire.

The Celtic druids performed a ceremony in which they brought cattle between two fires. They believed this would protect the cattle from disease.

Thank you for reading my post an make sure to read the next one!!!

~ a report by Tadhg (6th)

 

 

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ Imbolg

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Imbolg print | Helena Domenic

Hello everyone and welcome!!! Today I’ll be teaching ye about Imbolg.

Most historians aren’t sure how Imbolg got it’s name or how it started, but they think it was related with an ancient word for ‘milk’. At Imbolg, the Celts adored a goddess called Brigantia, who was associated to nature and farming.

Early Christian monks and priests changed lot’s of pagan festivals into celebrations more in line with Christianity. They changed the pagan tales about Brigantia and linked them to St Brigid. In Irish St. Brigid’s feast day (February 1st) is called Lá Fhéile Bríde.

I hope ye learned something new today and please make sure to read the post!!!

~ a report by Tadhg (6th)

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ The Celtic Year

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The Celtic Wheel of The Year | Kripalu

Hello everyone, and welcome back!! Today I will be telling you about The Celtic Year. Let’s get into it!

A lot of feasts and festivals in Ireland are from Celtic times. The Celtic year was divided into two parts: A ‘time of darkness’ (from November to May) and a ‘time of light’ (from May to November).

The Celtic year has four big feasts: The Imbolg (February 1st), Bealtaine (May 1st), Lúnasa (August 1st) and Samhain (November 1st).

Some people call the Celtic year a wheel with four spokes – related to the Celtic cross.

I hope ye learned something new about the Celtic year!!!

Thanks for reading my post and make sure to read the next one!!!

~ a report by Tadhg (6th)

 

Feasts and Festivals in Ireland ~ An Introduction

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National Ploughing Championships - Wikipedia

Hi my name is Tadhg and over the next month, I will be doing a big project on Feasts and Festivals in Ireland.

I’ll be posting stuff about The Celtic Year, The Imbolg Feast, Bealtaine, Lúnasa and Samhain Festivals; Equinoxes and Solstices, and Modern Festivals and Fairs in Ireland.

I’ll probably do 1 or 2 posts every week for the next month.

So stay tuned for the latest content!!!

~ an introduction by Tadhg (6th)

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