#lá an dreoilín

[stairnaheireann]

Wren Day, also known as Wren's Day or the Day of the Wren (Lá an Dreoilín), celebrated on St Stephen's Day.

The tradition is very much on the wane now but in some few localities Wrenboys still go out in Ireland on St. Stephens Day. The central theme of the wrenboy visit is the wren, an effigy of which is carried about in a holly branch or in a box or cage. Previously it was hunted and killed prior to St. Stephen’s Day and a matter of honour for groups to have a real bird. Why, of all birds, is the…

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#Celtic Mythology #Co. Kerry #Dingle #Druid&039;s Bird #Druids #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #Lá an Dreoilín #Lá Fhéile Stiffen #Mummers #Mumming #St. Stephen&039;s Day #Wren Day #Wrenboys

[pagan-stitches]

Lá an dreoilín/Wren Day/St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day 2023

#Lá an dreoilín #wren day #Boxing Day #st. stephen’s day

[misterpuca]

Lá an Dreoilín - The Day of the Wren Illustration On St Stephen's Day (26th December)

The myth most commonly told in Ireland to explain the festival is as follows; God wished to know who was the king of all birds so he set a challenge. The bird who flew highest and furthest would win. The birds all began together but they dropped out one by one until none were left but the great eagle. The eagle eventually grew tired and began to drop lower in the sky. At this point, the treacherous wren emerged from beneath the eagle's wing to soar higher and further than all the others. This belief is shown in the song that begins: "The wren, the wren, the King of All Birds, St. Stephen's Night got caught in the furze." Source

#art #illustration #queer artist #wren #st stephens day #day of the wren #king of birds #pagan #druid #bird #bird art #folklore #myth #surreal

[muirneach]

shona lá an dreoilín daoibh this song is so fucking silly and weird and i love it so much. happy wren day one and all

#this is music that Sounds #this guys other music is not good but tis equally weird #music #audio #irish #Spotify

[beerecordings]

Happy Christmas the Second, and Happy St. Stephen’s Day! I just googled it to try and see what he was saint of, and I discovered that in Ireland, today is also called Wren’s Day, or Lá Fhéile Stiofáin or Lá an Dreoilín, and boys dress up in mummer’s clothes, so like cloaks and hat-masks of straw, and it mashes some Irish mythology regarding the wren with traditions of Christ and the wren (isn’t there like a whole apocryphal thing about child!Jesus forming a wren/bird from clay, giving it life, and then giving it to Mary? I swear I’ve heard that somewhere.)

But yeah! Imagine a little Jackie, maybe in the Selkie AU, running around looking like this:

Anyway, Merry Christmas, volume 2 of 12! Hope you’re safe and not a Bee-flavored popsicle. Love ya!

yes you are right about it being apocryphal. the story where Christ gives Mary a clay bird is from the Gospel of Thomas, which is heretical lol. we don't believe in that one because it was written many years after the original gospels and contains a lot of heresy as well as fun stories where Jesus murders children who are mean to him

but the outfits are very cool!

[briosca-sa-speir]

Lá an Dreoilín faoi mhaise!

#gaeilge #st stephen's day #lá an dreoilín #wren's day #ireland

[aoife700]

‘Lá an Dreoilín’ - Wren Day 🐦

The story goes that during Penal Times, there was once a plot against local soldiers in an Irish village. They were surrounded and were about to be ambushed when a group of wrens pecked on their drums and awakened the soldiers. The plot failed and the wren became known as "The Devil's bird."

On St. Stephens Day (December 26) in Ireland, a procession takes place where a pole with a holly bush is carried from house to house and families dress up in old clothes and with blackened faces. In olden times, an actual wren would be killed and placed on top of the pole.

This custom has, to a large degree, disappeared, but the tradition of visiting from house to house on St. Stephen's Day has survived and is very much part of Christmas.

#lá an dreoilín #wren day #irish #Ireland #gaeilge #tradition #irish language #as Gaeilge #st Stephen’s day #lá fhéile stiofán #Christmas #nollaig #nollaig shona #December #happy Christmas

[silentambassadors]

Happy Feast of Saint Stephen/Mummer’s Day/Wren Day/Boxing Day!

Stamp details: Stamp on top: Issued on: November 28, 1973 From: London, England MC #639

Bottom left: Issued on: February 6, 1981 From: London, England MC #870

Bottom right: Issued on: August 30, 1979 From: Dublin, Ireland MC #397

#royal mail #ireland #stamps #philately #wren day #feast of saint stephen #mummers day #december 26 #boxing day #good king wenceslas #feast of stephen #Saint Stephen's Day #saint stephen #Lá an Dreoilín #wren's day #day of the wren #hunt of the wren day #mummers #st. stephen's day #mummer's day #darkie day #cornwall #Troglodytes troglodytes

[now-winter-comes-slowly]

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Mackem: The Wren Song

Some context, care of Wikipedia:

“Wren Day, also known as Wren's Day, Day of the Wren, or Hunt the Wren Day (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín), is celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day. The tradition consists of "hunting" a fake wren and putting it on top of a decorated pole. Then the crowds of mummers, or strawboys, celebrate the wren (also pronounced wran)[1] by dressing up in masks, straw suits, and colourful motley clothing. They form music bands and parade through towns and villages. These crowds are sometimes called wrenboys.“

#wren day #st. stephen's day #26th December #ireland #Lá an Dreoilín #Hunt the Wren Day #Day of the Wren #Wren's Day #music #The Wren Song #The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Mackem #winter music

[tankawanka]

Stoning the Sparrows

Stoning the Sparrows #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #AGG #Tankawanka #打麻雀运动 #Lá_an_Dreoilín

When will we begin To stone some tiny creature One thing is certain Before this is all over Something innocent will die

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#除四害 #Lá an Dreoilín #Lá Fhéile Stiofáin #sparrows #打麻雀运动 #消灭麻雀运动

[fiagai-cnuasaitheoir]

Lá an Dreoilín

There are 2 kings who are said to rule the seasons, The dark Holly King, disguised as a wren, and his twin, the light Oak King, disguised as a robin. Each year they fight to takeover the seasons. Every winter on Lá an Dreoilín a wren is killed and decorated with holly and ribbons. Which might represent killing the Dark King who rules Winter. This tradition is mainly in Ireland but also other European countries. The word for wren in the netherlands translates to winter king.

#Pagan #irish pagan #gaeilge #irish #as gaeilge #eireann #the wren #witch #pagan #celtic paganism #masks #1970s #1970s ireland #Ireland #irish ancestry #paganism #witchcraft #irish musical #Traditional music #indigenous #native people #native culture #native #culture #wren #Youtube

[stairnaheireann]

Wren Day, also known as Wren's Day or the Day of the Wren (Lá an Dreoilín), celebrated on St Stephen's Day.

Wren Day, also known as Wren’s Day or the Day of the Wren (Lá an Dreoilín), celebrated on St Stephen’s Day.

The tradition is very much on the wane now but in some few localities Wrenboys still go out in Ireland on St. Stephens Day. The central theme of the wrenboy visit is the wren, an effigy of which is carried about in a holly branch or in a box or cage. Previously it was hunted and killed prior to St. Stephen’s Day and a matter of honour for groups to have a real bird. Why, of all birds, is the…

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#Celtic Mythology #Co. Kerry #Dingle #Druid&039;s Bird #Druids #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #Lá an Dreoilín #Lá Fhéile Stiffen #Mummers #Mumming #St. Stephen&039;s Day #Wren Day #Wrenboys

[gaeilgebee]

Birds | Na héin as Gaeilge

● Wing: Sciathán

● Feather: Cleite

● Beak:

  (A bird's beak): Gob éin

  (A hooked beak): Gob crucach

● Claws (of a bird): Crúb éin | Ceobh éin

● Birdsong: Cantain na n-éan

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● Songbird: Éan ceoil

● Owl: Ulchabhán

● Horned Owl: Ulchabhán cluasach

● Short-Eared Owl: Ulchabhán réisc

● Barn Owl: Scréachóg reilige

● Tawny Owl: Ulchabhán donn

● Hawk Owl: Ulchabhán seabhaic

● Snowy Owl: Ulchabhán sneachtúil

● Eagle Owl: Rí-ulchabhán

● Robin: Spideog

○ Wren: Dreoilín

● Swallow: Fáinleog

● Finch: Glasán

● Kingfisher: Cruidín

● Woodpecker: Cnagaire

● Mockingbird: Éan Aithrise

● Crow: Préachán | Caróg

● Raven: Fiach dubh

● Jackdaw: Cág

● Eagle: Iolar

● Parrot: Pearóid

● Hummingbird: Dordéan

● Penguin: Piongain

● Heron: Corr réisc

● Crane: grús | corr

● Stork: Storc

● Goose: Gé

● Duck: Lacha

● Flamingo: Lasairéan

● Seabird: Éan mara | Éan farraige

● Seagull: Faoileán

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Bonus Note: The wren is an important bird in Irish Culture. There's a day dedicated to hunting one (26th December) and kids go around "wren boying". Nowadays, kids don't go hunting and killing the wrens to show people, and instead travel from door to door and from pub to pub playing traditional Irish music to collect small amounts of pocket money and sometimes sweets. It's called The Wren Day, or St. Stephenson's Day. (I have actually done wren boying a few times, and it's always nice to see people who genuinely love to hear you play.)

○ Wren Day: Lá an Dreoilín

○ Wren Boys: Luch an Dreoilín

#aoife's talk #irish #langblr #irish langblr #gaeilge #foclóir #grammar #the birds #na héin #tumblr ate my last attempt at this post so here's to hoping it won't happen again #if you want more specific type of bird feel free to ask

[muirneach]

wait. it’s lá fhéile dreoilín today can we all listen to this song that perfectly toes the line between godawful and just good enough to get stuck in your head. happy wren day

#it’s so. goopy. and yet also clearly made by a 50 year old irishman who wants to rap #the bridge(?) is sooo. well its bad. but its so enticing i love this song #it starts off pretty strong tho the first minute is actually like. good #audio #music #Spotify

[goldrushzukka]

20 & 53

20: favourite song at the moment

cowboy like me by taylor swift. because no matter how many phases of life i go through i will always be, on some level, a dean winchester kinnie

53: 5 things that make me happy

i held a puppy today and he fell asleep on me, the irish tradition of lá an dreoilín (wren day), vroom vroom by charli xcx, im finally seeing my favourite band live again after 4 years next year (plague permitting), and people who comment on every chapter of my multichap fics

#bleekay #🥰🥰🥰🥰 love u blee #asks #mine #ask game

[crognak]

Happy Wren's Day y'all. Lá an Dreoilín. (at Mountain Home, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br4KfWyBL5Y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q91xkstnrcxr