Celebration of Christmas in Ireland. Food and Traditions

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Cultural Studies - European Studies, grade: 2,0, Munich University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: This paper gives an overview of how the Irish celebrate Christmas and which traditional food and traditions make it so special to them. Starting by focusing on the preparation of Christmas and continuing with the traditional Christmas food and various Christmas traditions that the Irish are maintaining up to now.

When thinking about Christmas, the first things every one associates with it are being with the family, spending a lot of time together and not being alone. For almost everyone the Christmas feast is a season full of harmony, happiness, joy and not being stressed about anything that may bring up conflicts. This season everyone should be glad and thankful for what they have and try to avoid bad vibes.