Women's Christmas is a day of celebration at the end of the Christmas season when the women get to relax and enjoy their friends. It is popular in Ireland, especially in and around Cork. To be exact it is celebrated on January 6, the Twelfth Day of Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany.
The celebration, in Irish is Nollaig na mBan and is also known as Little Christmas.
A typical celebration takes place in a pub where the women enjoy a libation and food and exchange small gifts. The men are encouraged to stay home and tend to the housework.
Keegan's Pub introduced the tradition to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis - St. Paul in 2009 when Sheri O'Meara brought the idea to Terry and Virginia Keegan. Sheri and the Celtic Music group Locklin Road performed for the celebration that year and every year since.
This year, Keegan's is celebrating Women's Christmas on Sunday, January 8 at 1 pm.
Correction: Keegan's first celebrated Women's Christmas in 2008 making this year the fifth annual.
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