1- ST. PATRICKS DAY: Celebrated on the 17th of March every year, everyone gets involved in this public holiday. This day is both a cultural and religious celebration of St. Patrick who was involved in converting Ireland’s inhabitants to Christianity. Parades and Festivals take place, with the main event happening in Dublin city, while local villages and towns also have their own events. Displays of music, art, and elements of humour provide a friendly welcoming atmosphere. Many businesses in Ireland close on this day.
2- BLOOMSDAY: The Bloomsday is an annual event, which they celebrate in honor of Leopold Bloom, the main character in the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. It is celebrated all 16th of June, since 1954 and those who celebrate it try to eat and dine the same as the protagonists of the work, and hold meetings in Dublin to follow the exact itinerary of the action.
3- SAMHAIN: It was the Celtic New Year. This festival began when the Celts in Ireland honored Saman or the Lord of the Dead. It is currently what is called Halloween celebrated in many other countries of the world. Children dress costumes and masks and carry lanterns lit from house to house to receive treats or play a trick. The flashlights they carry are often made of turnips with scary faces and candles inside.
TRADITIONAL FOOD AND DRINKS
1- SODA BREAD: Every family in Ireland has its own recipe for soda bread. Some like it sweet with a spoonful of honey, sugar or dried fruits. Others prefer sprinkled-in seeds, bran and oats for a health boost, or treacle and Guinness for the opposite effect. However, the basic ingredients don’t change: are bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk form the raising agent, which is mixed in with flour, and spread liberally with butter.
2- BOXTY: Is potato dumpling, The recipe calls for grated raw potato to be mixed with mashed potato and then either: mixed with flour and salt and boiled before being sliced and fried in butter .Try it alongside bacon and eggs or smoked salmon.
3- CODDLE: Coddle: it is made with slices of pork sausage sliced and wrapped in bacon. All mixed with sliced potatoes and onions. Some traditional recipes include a small amount of Guinness.
4- IRISH PUNCH: It is famous worldwide, its preparation is based on Irish whiskey, orange bitter, lemon and orange juice, pear, cinnamon, cinnamon syrup, nutmeg and ice.
5- IRISH COFFEE: In Ireland, coffee is prepared with a particularly bitter taste, caramelized sugar and whiskey.
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