Happy Nollaig na mBan!
January 6 marks Nollaig na mBan, or as others like to call it, Women’s Christmas.
While back in the day it was based around giving women a rest from doing the housework, today it primarily centres around celebrating every woman’s contribution to society.
It’s also supposed to be the day that the three wise men arrived in Bethlehem after Jesus was born, aaand when you’re supposed to take down your Christmas decorations.
Twitter was flooded with tweets about it, so we picked out a few of our faves to share:
Girls, today is your day #NollaignamBan. Traditionally it was the day to rest after all the Christmas chores and cooking. Even if you didn’t do those bits, take the day off anyway…… you deserve it ?#LouthChat #NetworkLouth pic.twitter.com/qseVCBuTql
— EMS & Associates (@ems4safety) January 6, 2018
Happy #NollaignamBan my lovely twitter bitches! Or Women’s Little Christmas, when we ditch the menz and plot to take over the world behind their backs. *orders a bucket of pinot*
— Niecy O’Keeffe (@NiecyOKeeffe) January 6, 2018
#NollaigNaMban shona daoibh
go léir ??#WomensChristmas 2018 marks 100 years since women in Ireland were given the vote ? pic.twitter.com/YY1xAUXTKj— Gráinne Dwyer (@GrainneDwyer) January 6, 2018
Wow, thank you so much to all our brilliant volunteers and to you for all your support, we have had a fantastic #NollaigNaMBan seeing you all today! #RepealThe8th pic.twitter.com/arA9enMhFL
— Abortion Rights IE (@freesafelegal) January 6, 2018
Happy #NollaignamBan! Saffy hopes this is the last Nollaig na mBan under the 8th. #DogsForChoice #RepealThe8th pic.twitter.com/GussLD3aHP
— DogsForChoice (@DogsForChoice) January 6, 2018
#NollaignamBan, or it’s alternative title “OMG the sitting room looks massive” day.
— Claire Dalton (@claire_dalton) January 6, 2018
It’s #NollaignamBan – wishing a wonderful day to the many awesome women I’m lucky enough to know (and also to those I don’t!). pic.twitter.com/CFX5tVt0Cy
— Orla H. (@TheRevHooligan) January 6, 2018
It’s #NollaignamBan today, so I really should take the decors down. But I can’t part with the Xmas tree just yet pic.twitter.com/cA5DWHBXc5
— Aisling O’Grady (@AisOGrady) January 6, 2018
