St. Stephen's Day traditions.

Rabelais

What are your St. Stephen's day traditions?

Some people like to get up early and drive the Mondeo down to an out-of-town park to buy a cheap sofa. Others plan their day around the soccer fixtures. The hunters' amongst us like to head out and shoot birds for sport.

What do you like to do?

Me? I like to get up late in the Morning; have a couple of rashers shoved into batch bread with loads of HP sauce. Couple of coffees and a fag, and I'm ready to head up to the throne to pinch out a yuletide log, cursing my exuberance on Christmas Day. 45 minutes later I emerge like a new man.

I then like to head into town to invest a few quid with Mr. Paddy Power. You may lose all your initial investment. Couple of cans of stout to take the edge off the day. More turkey and ham, then get a life into town to meet people I haven't met since last Christmas. 10 pints and a cheeky box of fags later, I've promised to 'facebook' people I went to school with. Buckled with a fierce dose of 'regret horn'; it's time to get a taxi home.

Love it.

And you?

Slattsy

Pub. Racing. Football. Home. Turkey sambos.

Corvo Attano

Like a mini Christmas Day only instead of presents at the start you hit the town that night.

Hande hoche!

Copious amounts of cold cuts.

Naid23

Pub with my dads side of the family... Might be different this year thou!

fryup

watching The Guns of Navorone

i persume its on this year??

Aidric

Rabelais wrote: »

45 minutes later I emerge like a new man.

45 mins on the throne? You taking a couple of dumps at once?

Rabelais

Aidric wrote: »

45 mins on the throne? You taking a couple of dumps at once?

Gravity is there for a reason. No point forcing the issue and causing yourself angst later on in the day. I'm with Louis Armstrong when it comes to matters like this. Mindfulness dude.

rainbow kirby

Watch a lot of football and chill out. Lazy day.

Temptamperu

videogames.

efb

Fcuk all.

Aidric

Rabelais wrote: »

Gravity is there for a reason. No point forcing the issue and causing yourself angst later on in the day. I'm with Louis Armstrong when it comes to matters like this. Mindfulness dude.

45 mins sounds indulgent but I wish you well.

fusion19

have a trial match in the morning for gaelic football seems a bi extreme to me but no pain no gain

Fryup, watch the racing, round two of Turkey and ham, pub by 5:30 for the game, drink until closing, nightclub until closing, supermacs and home.

Pang

A good breakfast followed by lots of soccer.

Rabelais

Aidric wrote: »

45 mins sounds indulgent but I wish you well.

It's the one day where you can just relax and mull over the year that has just passed. One man, Armitage Shanks and memories. No time constraints or rushing off for a meeting with the C-Suite. Read the newspaper and take some time to realise who you are as a person in this crazy, crazy world.

Rabelais

Elle Billions Sunshine wrote: »

Fryup, watch the racing, round two of Turkey and ham, pub by 5:30 for the game, drink until closing, nightclub until closing, supermacs and home.

Sounds like a textbook Galway night.

cantdecide

Head into town to meet my mates for a coffee and watch the lemmings bargain hunters.

Nodster

I'll let you know as soon as the two twin boys three doors down plays they're new drum kit

hardCopy

Cold cuts and salads with all my dad's side of the family, about 15-20 of us. Play charades/pictionary/Wii, an elaborate twist on Secret Santa then excuse myself by about 9pm and head to town with my mates.

Stained Class

Usually apologising to various relatives for saying the wrong thing whilst pissed the previous day.

Been a good boy this year though.:)

dirkmeister

Go for a dump, racing, soccer, beer, apache pizza, bed

BNMC

Full Irish, tea, set my Fantasy Football team, watch United game, food, pub, beer, friends, soccer, beer, whiskey, nightclub, women, whiskey x5, taco fries, shag/****, bed/ditch.

Auldloon

Fly to Cape Town.

Mickey H

Aidric wrote: »

45 mins on the throne? You taking a couple of dumps at once?

Not quite. Picture it like a bad Court case. After a long sitting, the matter was dropped.

meoklmrk91

Temptamperu wrote: »

videogames.

This, want to finish GTA V and start on the Last of Us tomorrow. Eat crappy food, again. Possibly stay in my Pj's all day. This is my first year away from home so I don't really have any traditions, I will begin making them tomorrow.

dpofloinn

Long standing tradition of doing sweet fcuk all

Corvo Attano

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

start on the Last of Us tomorrow.

Best choice you'll make this year.

Daqster

Big fry up of bacon, boxty, runny eggs and tea.

Then put all the presents I received up on Ebay and head off to the flicks.

PizzamanIRL

fusion19 wrote: »

have a trial match in the morning for gaelic football seems a bi extreme to me but no pain no gain

I once gained without going through any pain.

fryup

for the day thats in it....

happy st stephen's day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2l1iLuJKyM

Kevhog1988

my tradition is,

up early (7am), fodder the horses, ride out if its not too snowy/icy. down to the shop for the paper. Breakfast sandwich on batch bread. Read the paper, (racing section). stick on my few bets and then go and pick up my son. Play with him all day whilst watching the racing, Drop him home, few pints with people i haven't seen in a year and more than likely cant stand.

Plumpynutt

Stephen's Day is a day for moping. I never get dressed, I mong out in front of the TV while eating all of the leftovers from yesterday. Then later on I'll be going on the session. Tis a good day

Míshásta

Yerrah lads!. Don't any of ye do anything traditional.

I was down at the local hunt, chanting "hunting out" as an accompaniment to their stirrup cups. Watched the Wren Boys. After a bite to eat I'll look for any pub that isn't showing f***ing premier soccer for a couple of hot whiskies. Then ...... I dunno - depends.

But I suppose up in the Pale ye don't have any traditional culture left.

darkdubh

Are there still any wren boys anywhere on Steves Day?

Míshásta

darkdubh wrote: »

Are there still any wren boys anywhere on Steves Day?

Yep. Although the tradition has somewhat changed in many areas. It's more organised and they often collect for charities. Still strong in parts of Cork and Kerry anyway.

SeaFields

darkdubh wrote: »

Are there still any wren boys anywhere on Steves Day?

We had them all of five minutes ago in south Kerry. I only ever saw them for the first time when I met the misses, a Kerry woman, and spent Christmas down here. They collect for the youth club in our area afaik.

Pumpkinseeds

Basically just chill out, cook another roast dinner, recover from Christmas day and watch all the tv programmes shown on Christmas day that I didn't get to watch yet. Oh and graze on junk food while feeling like a blimp.

Kevhog1988

Míshásta wrote: »

Yerrah lads!. Don't any of ye do anything traditional.

I was down at the local hunt, chanting "hunting out" as an accompaniment to their stirrup cups. Watched the Wren Boys. After a bite to eat I'll look for any pub that isn't showing f***ing premier soccer for a couple of hot whiskies. Then ...... I dunno - depends.

But I suppose up in the Pale ye don't have any traditional culture left.

****ing hate antis!!!

diograis

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

This, want to finish GTA V and start on the Last of Us tomorrow. Eat crappy food, again. Possibly stay in my Pj's all day. This is my first year away from home so I don't really have any traditions, I will begin making them tomorrow.

Trying to finish it today so I can chance my arm on trade in in GameStop tomorrow along with another game that is no longer on their "trade in list". Prepare yourself it's a journey

McChubbin

Going to the local watering hole for some pints, then back home for more beer and mince pies.

Pumpkinseeds

darkdubh wrote: »

Are there still any wren boys anywhere on Steves Day?

It's based on a horrible frigging tradition. Hunting some little bird, tying it to a pole, parading it through the town and pulling feathers out of the poor bird to give to people who give them money as a good luck token. All so they could have a pi$$ up with the money. Feck that for a game of cowboys.

Capt'n Midnight

"When I was a lad, we still understood the true meaning of Yule. We'd dance nakedly round standing stones, bite the thorax from unworthy slaves and bathe cravenly in their spurting blood. I suppose I'm a stick in the mud. But I still prefer the old ways."
Donald Clarke

Cupcake_Crisis

Aunts house for Christmas dinner part 2, then the folks go off to the pub for the evening and I have some friends around for drinks, games and a bitta grub if i'm in a cooking mood.