Wren Day (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín), or Hunt the Wren Day (Manx: Shelg yn Dreean), is an Irish and Manx custom on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day. Traditionally...
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called Lá Fhéile Stiofáin (Saint Stephen's Day) or Lá an Dreoilín (Wren Day). When used in this context, "wren" is often pronounced "ran". The name Lá an...
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the Eurasian wren that is widely distributed in the Old World. In Anglophone regions, the Eurasian wren is commonly known simply as the "wren", as it is...
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Hunt the Wren is a traditional custom carried out on the Isle of Man on the 26 December, St. Stephen's Day. It consists of groups of people going around...
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"The Cutty Wren" and its variants such as "The Hunting of the Wren" are traditional English folk songs. The origins and meaning of the song are disputed...
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the Wren may refer to: Cutty Wren (or its variants like The Hunting of the Wren) a traditional English folk song; Wren Day, also known as Wren's Day, Hunt...
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The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) or northern wren is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae...
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Fionn Mac Cumhail. He was buried in a standing posture, but the very next day he appeared in his old haunts, more cruel and vigorous than ever. And the...
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Stephen's Day Wren Day (Ireland and the Isle of Man) December 27 Independence and Unity Day (Slovenia) Mauro Hamza Day (Houston, Texas) Mummer's Day (Padstow...
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"Wedding Day Traditions". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2021. "Wren Day: An Ancient Irish Christmas Tradition That Survives to This Day". Old...
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Wilde, who relates the following tale. A farmer's son named Padraig one day noticed the invisible presence of the púca brushing by, and called out to...
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could refer to the wren, possibly connected with an association of that bird with augury in Irish and Welsh tradition (see also Wren Day). Sources by ancient...
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Sir Christopher Wren FRS (/rɛn/; 30 October 1632 [O.S. 20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S. 25 February]) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician...
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Superb fairywren (redirect from Superb fairy-wren)
superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae, and is common and familiar across south-eastern Australia...
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Twelve Days of Christmas (redirect from Second day of Christmas)
secular holiday of Boxing Day. In some parts of Ireland it is denominated "Wren Day". New Year's Eve (31 December) is the feast of Pope St. Sylvester I and...
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Dullahan allegedly uses a human spine as a whip according to a number of modern-day (21st century) commentators. The headless coachman merely bears a "long whip"...
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portrayed the character of Heather in Netflix's Day Shift. In 2023, she portrayed the Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren in the Disney+ series Ahsoka. Natasha Liu...
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or leather. Cammag season started on 26 December (St. Stephen's Day/ Hunt the Wren Day) and was only played by men (of all ages) during the winter. In...
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professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Wren Sinclair on the NXT brand and is a member of the No Quarter Catch Crew stable...
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berries—to the aos sí has survived through the Christian era into the present day in parts of Ireland, Scotland and the diaspora. Those who maintain some degree...
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The Wrens are an American indie rock band from New Jersey. The group consisted of Charles Bissell (guitar/vocals), brothers Greg Whelan (guitar/vocals)...
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Saint Patrick failed at this and the monster lives in Lough Derg to this day. Muirdris Each-uisge Mahon, Michael Patrick (1919). Ireland's Fairy Lore...
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St Paul's Cathedral (category Christopher Wren church buildings in London)
building that was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. The cathedral's reconstruction was part of a major rebuilding programme...
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The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a species of wren that is endemic to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern and...
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