How Ireland's Nollaig na mBan evolved from a day off housework to a celebration of women's achievements
- Written by Aoife Granville, Lecturer in Béaloideas (Folklore), University College Cork
Growing up in west Kerry, Christmas was (and still is) not officially over until after Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas) on January 6 – candles are lit in windows and decorations are not taken down until the next day.
I’ve celebrated this since I was a child. My grandmother loved Nollaig na mBan, when my Dad...