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New year is a time of hopes, dreams and making plans for the future. New Year is celebrated worldwide with parties, singing dancing and having fun. The New Year in Ireland is called the Samhain, which means summer ends and is celebrated on 31st Oct. The New Year in Ireland is celebrated as the Halloween day.One of the major customs that is followed on New Year in Ireland is lighting bonfires to chase away evil spirits.
The people in Ireland believe that it is safer to stay in doors as fairies are aboard on New Year’s Eve.
The custom followed on New Year by the girls in Ireland is going to bed with sprigs of mistletoe, or holly and ivy leaves under their pillows. This custom is followed on New Year in Ireland so that the girls can dream of their future husbands. The New Year customs in Ireland have the ancient roots and are followed even to this day.
It is a custom followed by the people in Ireland on New Year that if the wind were blowing in the west direction on New Year it would indicate the trend of politics in the coming year. If the wind blew from the west direction it would indicate that the politics is flourishing. It is believed that if the wind blew from the east on New Year then the English would have an upper hand.
The people in Ireland believe that if anyone has a large supper on New Year they would have plenty of food for the coming year. The people in Ireland followed a custom on New Year of bringing a large loaf of Christmas bread or cake outside the house.
These are then hammenavy outside the house against closed doors and windows. The people in Ireland believed that by following this custom on New Year misfortune would be driven out and happiness could be brought in.
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