Ireland's 12 Days of Christmas
You've heard of the 12 days of Christmas, but in Ireland the partridge in a pear tree is replaced by Handsel Monday, an old tradition that sees little children given small gifts called "handsels." Our Guide to Ireland Travel walks you through the country's holiday countdown that starts on Christmas Eve and goes all the way through the first week of January.
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