In Irland feiert man am 2. Weihnachtstag den St. Stephen's Day.
Wikipedia schreibt das darüber, wenn auch in Englisch:
In Ireland, the day is one of nine official public holidays.
In Irish, it is called Lá Fhéile Stiofán or Lá an Dreoilín, meaning the Day of the Wren or Wren's Day. When used in this context, "wren" is often pronounced "ran". This name alludes to several legends, including those found in Ireland, linking episodes in the life of Jesus to the wren. People dress up in old clothes, wear straw hats and travel from door to door with fake wrens (previously real wrens were killed) and they dance, sing and play music. This tradition is less common than it was a couple of generations ago. Depending on which region of the country, they are called wrenboys and mummers. A Mummer's Festival is held at this time every year in the village of New Inn, County Galway and Dingle in County Kerry. A popular rhyme, known to many Irish children and sung at each house visited by the mummers goes as follows (this version popularized by the Irish group The Clancy Brothers
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze,
Although he was little his honour was great,
Jump up me lads and give us a treat.
As I was going to Killenaule,
I met a wren upon the wall.
Up with me wattle and knocked him down,
And brought him in to Carrick Town.
Drooolin, Droolin, where's your nest?
Tis in the bush that I love best
In the tree, the holly tree,
Where all the boys do follow me.
Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
And give us a penny to bury the wren.
I followed the wren three miles or more,
Three miles or more three miles or more.
I followed the wren three miles or more,
At six o'clock in the morning.
I have a little box under me arm,
Under me arm under me arm.
I have a little box under me arm,
A penny or tuppence would do it no harm.
Mrs. Clancy's a very good woman,
a very good woman, a very good woman,
Mrs. Clancy's a very good woman,
She give us a penny to bury the wren.
A variant sung in the County Cork had a different explanation why the wren was the King of birds:
The wren, the wren, the King of All Birds,
On Saint Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze.
Although he is small his family is great.
Come out, good lady, and give us a treat!
Den Song könnt Ihr Euch hier ansehen : Visit Link, YouTube.
Nach den Geschenken und Weihnachtsessen dachten wir es wäre an der Zeit wieder zum Cachen zu gehen.
Zwischen 10 und 12 Uhr gibt es bei uns Heiße Schokolade, Kaffee und Lebkuchen.
Wir sind draußen, aber in einem Zelt. Wir werden unser möglichstes tun um die Temperatur etwas anzuheben, aber zieht Euch lieber dem Wetter entsprechend an.
Wir freuen uns darauf Euch zu sehen! Bitte gebt an mit wievielen Personen Ihr kommt.
Ihr braucht kein Seil mitzubringen, das bauen wir einfach permanent ein. Den Rest bitte nach eigenen Vorlieben mitbringen.
Für Kletteranfänger/Neulinge finden wir auch eine Lösung.
Bis bald, M&M Weilheim