Women's Christmas/Nollaig na mBan

The Scientician

Lads, better get with the washing up and the auld dinner making. Happy Women's Christmas to all the ladies of Ireland. Woop, woop.

keith16

The Scientician wrote: »

Lads, better get with the washing up and the auld dinner making. Happy Women's Christmas to all the ladies of Ireland. Woop, woop.

If you ever say "woop woop" again, I'll rip your arms off.

iDave

Some of us have dish washers

The Scientician

keith16 wrote: »

If you ever say "woop woop" again, I'll rip your arms off.

Tough crowd. Sheesh.

philologos

The Scientician wrote: »

Lads, better get with the washing up and the auld dinner making. Happy Women's Christmas to all the ladies of Ireland. Woop, woop.

Funnily enough, I've never heard of "Women's Christmas" before. That's rather interesting. From Wikipedia:

Little Christmas is also called Women's Christmas (Irish: Nollaig na mBan), and sometimes Women's Little Christmas. The tradition, still very strong in Cork and Kerry is so called because of the Irish men taking on all the household duties for the day. Most women hold parties or go out to celebrate the day with their friends, sisters, mothers, and aunts. Bars and restaurants serve mostly women and girls on this night. Children often buy presents for their mothers and grandmothers.

Does anyone know why January 6th is Women's Christmas, or the reasoning behind it?

The Scientician

iDave wrote: »

Some of us have dish washers

Are they like robot butlers or does someone have to put the dishes in them?

phill106

When is Mans christmas, that what I want to know!!!



*Hides post from his wife*

antodeco

Every day is lesbian lover day, I mean mans Christmas

iDave

The Scientician wrote: »

Are they like robot butlers or does someone have to put the dishes in them?

I put them in when im done, but where can I get one of these robot butlers?

gozunda

philologos wrote: »

Funnily enough, I've never heard of "Women's Christmas" before. That's rather interesting. From Wikipedia:


Does anyone know why January 6th is Women's Christmas, or the reasoning behind it?

Cos that's the day that trafitionally the lil woman gets to take down the decorations and clean up all the Shyte after Christmas!
Lovely!

Rasheed

philologos wrote: »

Funnily enough, I've never heard of "Women's Christmas" before. That's rather interesting. From Wikipedia:


Does anyone know why January 6th is Women's Christmas, or the reasoning behind it?

As far as I know, it was because the women worked so hard all over the Christmas, they were given this day to 'celebrate' it themselves.

We always called it little Christmas.

Vicar in a tutu

Well apparently todays the day women are most likely to have an affair just think about that:)

average_runner

Rasheed wrote: »

As far as I know, it was because the women worked so hard all over the Christmas, they were given this day to 'celebrate' it themselves.

We always called it little Christmas.

So are we saying us men should do nothing around Xmas except eat and drink?

And today is their day? Why didnt someone say this earlier

average_runner

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

Well apparently todays the day women are most likely to have an affair just think about that:)

That's Jan the 7th not 6th

Vicar in a tutu

average_runner wrote: »

That's Jan the 7th not 6th

Really?! , coulda sworn its the 6th

philologos

Rasheed wrote: »

As far as I know, it was because the women worked so hard all over the Christmas, they were given this day to 'celebrate' it themselves.

We always called it little Christmas.

That's a nice concept.

January 6th I think is also Christmas Day for Eastern Orthodox, and in Spain they celebrate it also. I think some people estimate that the Magi arrived this much time after the birth of Christ bearing gifts so that's what they do.

I didn't know that anything happened in Ireland on the 6th of January however.

hardCopy

iDave wrote: »

Some of us have dish washers

Today is supposed to be their day off.

Bannasidhe

philologos wrote: »

That's a nice concept.

January 6th I think is also Christmas Day for Eastern Orthodox, and in Spain they celebrate it also. I think some people estimate that the Magi arrived this much time after the birth of Christ bearing gifts so that's what they do.

I didn't know that anything happened in Ireland on the 6th of January however.

Phil - the women in my family (with the exception of me*) all celebrate Women's Little Xmas in a big way and have done for as long as I can remember. It is still a big thing in Cork and when I asked my grandmother about it as a young 'un she told me that as women did all of the cooking, shopping, hospitality organising, cleaning, minding the children etc etc all year with the workload tripled over Xmas they got a night off to enjoy themselves once Xmas had ended - i.e. the day after 12th night.


* Because I would rather watch paint dry then go and eat function food at a June Rodger's show...I did it once, never again. :eek:

funnights74

My brother drives a a taxi and today is the worst day to work by a mile, a few drunk women at 3 in the morning talking even more ****e than usual, if at all possible he doesn't go out.

cazzak79

There is 12 days of Christmas today is number 12 last day so think that's where little Xmas or women's Xmas came out of

Abi

No thanks. I like my dishes not broken and my kitchen not on fire.

woodoo

Bullcrap i say.

Alice1

The Scientician wrote: »

Lads, better get with the washing up and the auld dinner making. Happy Women's Christmas to all the ladies of Ireland. Woop, woop.

Thank you m'dear. I like woop woop - ignore yer man.

kfallon

Sounds like a load of me 'brown' tbh

seamus

I've heard it called women's xmas, but never once heard of anyone celebrating it.

A bit sexist all round tbh. Implies that men do nothing over Xmas and that women shouldn't celebrate with the rest of their family, instead they're given their own day to celebrate in isolation.

Rasheed

seamus wrote: »

I've heard it called women's xmas, but never once heard of anyone celebrating it.

A bit sexist all round tbh. Implies that men do nothing over Xmas and that women shouldn't celebrate with the rest of their family, instead they're given their own day to celebrate in isolation.

I think it's a more rural thing. I know it was a big thing in my granny's time.

Not so much implying that the men did nothing, but that as Bannsidhe pointed out, the women worked as hard as the men all year outside and inside aswel and didn't really get a day off.

As there was added pressure on women at Christmas, when men didn't help in the kitchen or with the children as much as now, they were then given their own day! I see where your coming from, but I don't think it was ever meant in a sexist way.

Plus, it wasn't the done thing for women to go to pubs, so on little Christmas, around here, they would meet in one house and have tea or a little drink and sing and dance etc. I think it was a nice tradition and I know my granny and great granny had fond memories of it.

Meangadh

I think it's more of a thing in the west of Ireland too, you don't hear too many east of the Shannon doing anything for it- certainly not nowadays anyway.

My only bug bear with it is that people go around calling it "Little Women's Christmas" or "Women's Little Christmas". It's either just "Women's Christmas" or "Little Christmas", it's never a combination of the two.

Or just Nollaig na mBan. Might seem picky but I don't care, get it right

Bannasidhe

Meangadh wrote: »

I think it's more of a thing in the west of Ireland too, you don't hear too many east of the Shannon doing anything for it- certainly not nowadays anyway.

My only bug bear with it is that people go around calling it "Little Women's Christmas" or "Women's Little Christmas". It's either just "Women's Christmas" or "Little Christmas", it's never a combination of the two.

Or just Nollaig na mBan. Might seem picky but I don't care, get it right

It is HUGE in Cork - where I have only ever heard it called Women's Little Xmas. All of my surviving aunts, my mother, my sister, my female cousins and my mother's female cousins are getting ready for the big night out even as I write - table for 30 booked at June Rodgers extravaganza as per usual with the menfolk minding the children.

In my house son is making the dinner and has done all the shopping required for his specialty: fajitas. I would try and get him to take the dogs out but I think that might be pushing my luck....

Sir Oxman

keith16 wrote: »

If you ever say "woop woop" again, I'll rip your arms off.

The Scientician wrote: »

Tough crowd. Sheesh.

And 'sheesh'.

(And 'chillax')

mattjack

Bannasidhe wrote: »

It is HUGE in Cork - where I have only ever heard it called Women's Little Xmas. All of my surviving aunts, my mother, my sister, my female cousins and my mother's female cousins are getting ready for the big night out even as I write - table for 30 booked at June Rodgers extravaganza as per usual with the menfolk minding the children.

In my house son is making the dinner and has done all the shopping required for his specialty: fajitas. I would try and get him to take the dogs out but I think that might be pushing my luck....

So a ticket to June Rodgers will give me Carte Blanche to do what I like for the rest of the year you say......

cruiser178

Abi wrote: »

No thanks. I like my dishes not broken and my kitchen not on fire.

Thats fair sexest of you Abi. I have never broken any dishes or set any kitchen on fire, there's lots of useful chores men are perfectly capable of doing around the kitchen.......but we choose not to

Fluorescence

We've never really heard of it/celebrated it in this house. I asked my grandmother, who moved from Cork to Dublin 60 years ago, and she said they didn't do it in her family in Cork either. Meh.


As for men doing all the housework? :pac: Myself and my mother packed away all the Christmas decorations this afternoon while the men watched. Women's Christmas indeed :P

byhookorbycrook

It's still a big thing in Cork/Kerry. Local papers advertise functions etc.

Pherekydes

More old fashioned sexist sh1te. Who knew?

Only one person loads the dishwasher and cooks in our house, and he isn't female.

Rasheed

Pherekydes wrote: »

More old fashioned sexist sh1te. Who knew?

Only one person loads the dishwasher and cooks in our house, and he isn't female.

Ah God, it's not sexist! It was a day given to women years ago, when men didn't help out in the house and the tradition had continued. End of.

Mr. CooL ICE

Its eastern orthodox christmas today.

с Рождеством Христовым, comrades!

kowloon

Abi wrote: »

No thanks. I like my dishes not broken and my kitchen not on fire.

No no no, sit back and put up your feet. The fire was a once off and the food poisoning was a lesson learned. The dishes were old and practically broke themselves.

Agricola

Always known as Little Christmas. Never heard the association of the woman's holiday thing though. Maybe it originates from the old days where women actually did a lot of work around the house, before they got trained man servants running around doing absolutely everything - aka the modern husband!


I'll get all of the coats here and go!

Greenmachine

Will there be another turkey. Maybe this one will be cooked right.

DebDynamite

If it's Little Christmas, why does the tree come down that day. Sure you should leave it up?

hatrickpatrick

Pretty sure Jan 6th is the day the three wise men arrived in Bethlehem after following the star, hence why it's celebrated as its own special day. IT's known also as "Epiphany".

WindSock

Should be known as 'Mary Christmas'.

pickarooney

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Pretty sure Jan 6th is the day the three wise men arrived in Bethlehem after following the star, hence why it's celebrated as its own special day. IT's known also as "Epiphany".

"It's around here somewhere..."

Father Damo

Never heard of it. Mind you, is leaving men out in the wesht in charge of the house really a good idea?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGdm3XLpgE