Nollaig na mban

Caranica

Anyone doing anything special tomorrow for Nollaig na mban? There's loads of fun events on around the country, not a lot in Dublin alas.

Trying to come up with a plan with my best friend. Was going to do boozy brunch but now thinking afternoon cinema and early dinner.

Kristopherus

Stay in bed !!!!

Posy

It's always been Little Christmas for me.
I'll be having a nice dinner and dessert today and tomorrow will be taking down the decorations!

Day Lewin

We will have a good dinner, put the kings into the Crib, and say farewell to the Christmas decorations, which will come down on Monday.
Not into the "women" thing, a friend of mine used to host a gathering of wimmins on the 6th and frankly I thought it was boring with no male company!

In any case you need a man around to wash the dishes. ;-) #lighthearted

otnomart

Happy Epiphany / Three Kings' Day, everyone !

Loughc

Getting back on track

baby and crumble

Nollaig n mBan is a great idea until you're lesbians. Who's going to make MY dinner then, eh?????!?????!?

lbc2019

baby and crumble wrote: »

Nollaig n mBan is a great idea until you're lesbians. Who's going to make MY dinner then, eh?????!?????!?

You gay friends will host dinner

DvB

Is little Christmas, 6th Jan, the first day after the end of the 12 days of christmas or the actual 12th day? Forever getting this wrong but I always understood that december 25th was the first day of the 12 days.

Conall Cernach

I never heard tell of this until a year or two ago. It was always Epiphany or Little Christmas in my youth and there was nothing really special about it only the decorations had to be taken down.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Is little Christmas, 6th Jan, the first day after the end of the 12 days of christmas or the actual 12th day? Forever getting this wrong but I always understood that december 25th was the first day of the 12 days.

For me I count little Christmas as the first day after the 12 days of Christmas. The curtain closer to the Christmas season. I know others opinions differ but that’s how I view it.

Posy

That's how it works in my mind too, Loughc.

baby and crumble wrote: »

Nollaig n mBan is a great idea until you're lesbians. Who's going to make MY dinner then, eh?????!?????!?

I use it as a good reason to get an Indian, Chinese or Thai.

Posy

Non-festive posts deleted. Stick to Christmassy topics please.

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

For me I count little Christmas as the first day after the 12 days of Christmas. The curtain closer to the Christmas season. I know others opinions differ but that’s how I view it.

That was my understanding too. Will work with that, both mods cant be wrong IMO.😀

baby and crumble

Posy wrote: »

I use it as a good reason to get an Indian, Chinese or Thai.

We're off takeaways until after our holidays!

Posy

Just make sure you don't make the same mistake next Little Christmas!! :pac:

Spanish Eyes

It's a big thing in Cork, but is it the same everywhere else? I don't really think so. But open to correction.

Posy

I never heard of it in Dublin until it was mentioned on this forum.

DvB

Little Christmas and not taking the tree down before the 6th was always a thing when we were growing up in Dublin, but nollaig na mban definitely wasn't something I remember being referred to much, if at all if I'm being honest.

Caranica

Had a great day with my best friend. Food, drinks and a movie. Home now, will plug the lights out at midnight and take a single decoration down. Everything else comes down tomorrow