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December 26th is known by both names in Ireland. But there is a common theme running through the First Day of Christmas.

Boxing Day or St. Stephen's?

I am about to slope off to Sligo to celebrate New Year with friends at an eco-hostel. We will drum in 2015.

Very interesting article. I didn't know about the wren hunting tradition - poor wrens!

As a Brit in America Boxing Day is 'personal holiday' for me, although my husband likes my tradition of counting up all the coins in my charity jar and deciding which good cause(s) to donate to.

Have a wonderful New Year in Sligo!

Grace, be assured that the wren hunting is ancient history. Although the foxes still get hunted on Boxing Day in the North and some St. Stephen's Day Hunts in the south.