In Ireland it is recognized as St. Stephen's Day ( Irish: Lá Fhéile Stiofáin ) or the Day of the Wren ().

In Irish, it is called Lá Fhéile Stiofán or Lá an Dreoilín, meaning the Day of the Wren or Wren's Day.

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Wren day also known as Wren's day, Hunt the Wren Day or The Hunting of the Wrens () celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day.

* Wren Day

* Traditional Customs for Wren Day

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* Wren Day is celebrated on 26 December in Ireland

In Ireland the traditional Wren Boys and in England Morris Dancing can be considered part of the busking tradition.

The island is home to an endemic subspecies of Eurasian Wren, the Fair Isle Wren Troglodytes troglodytes fridariensis.

The Shetland Wren, Fair Isle Wren and Shetland Starling are subspecies endemic to Shetland.

In King Charles II's reign, he was employ'd under Sir Christopher Wren, in the stately buildings at Winchester ; as he was likewise in all the other publick structures, Palaces & c, erected by that great Man, under whom he was assisting, from the Beginning ( factually wrong, Hawksmoor was 14 years old then ) to the Finishing of that grand and noble Edifice the cathedral of St. Paul's, and of all the churches rebuilt after the Fire of London.

However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Irish origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day ( Día de San Patricio ), patron of Ireland, which is celebrated with abundant libations.

Since the Irish War of Independence, the name ' Boxing Day ' is used only by the authorities in Northern Ireland, which remains part of the UK.

In Ireland, since 1902, most stores remain closed on St. Stephen's Day, as with Christmas Day.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland it is traditional for the Premier League, Scottish Premier League and Irish Premier League respectively, as well as the lower divisions and rugby leagues, to hold a full programme of football and Rugby League matches on Boxing Day.

* St. Stephen's Day ( public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland and Slovakia ), and its related observances:

* Constitution Day ( Ireland )

* St Brigid ’ s Day: February 1, Ireland

To this day, Montserrat is the only country or territory in the world, apart from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Canadian province of Newfoundland to observe a public holiday on St Patrick's Day.

* Father's Day ( in Belgium on the second Sunday in June )( in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Ireland and Canada on the third Sunday in June )

* 12th July ( Battle of the Boyne ) and ( Orangemen's Day ) in Northern Ireland.

* National Day of Commemoration ( Ireland )

* National Day of Commemoration, held on the nearest Sunday to this date ( Ireland )

* The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day ( Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador )

The society also lost several major figures over the period: Richard Lovell Edgeworth ceased regular involvement in the society's activities when he returned to Ireland in 1782, John Whitehurst died in London in 1788, and Thomas Day died the following year.

* National Famine Memorial Day ( Ireland )

** Historic start of the new year ( Lady Day ) in England, Wales, Ireland, and the future United States until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752.

May Day has been celebrated in Ireland since pagan times as the feast of Bealtaine and in latter times as Mary's day.

* Saint Patrick's Day, a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, widely celebrated elsewhere in North America and worldwide.

* International Men's Day ( Australia, Canada, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States )

* 1987 – Remembrance Day Bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces.

* June 24 – The Isle of Man holds the first known Tynwald Day ; the annual meeting of its parliament ( Tynwald ) which has continued every year until the present.

* In the Isle of Man, by ancient custom an Act of Tynwald, the legislature of the island, did not come into force until it had been " promulgated " at an open-air sitting of Tynwald, usually held on Tynwald Hill at St John's on St John's Day ( 24 June ) but since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1753 on 5 July ( or on the following Monday if 5 July is a Saturday or Sunday ).

* John Day – The Isle of Gulls

Ennis's most notable Dredd stories include Muzak Killer ( a pastiche of mainstream pop music ), Emerald Isle ( a tongue-in-cheek story set in Ennis's native Ireland ), and the twenty-part epic Judgment Day.

Once each year, however, the Lieutenant Governor presides on Tynwald Day, the Isle of Man's national day.

Tynwald Day () is the National Day of the Isle of Man, usually occurring on 5 July.

Some of his works include " Jedburgh Abbey "; " Pontaine Marshes " ( 1847 ); " Backwoods of America " ( 1857 ); " Richmond Hill " ( 1862 ); " Indian Summer " ( 1866 ); " Greenwood Lake " ( 1870 ); " Lake Nemi in Italy " ( 1879 ); " Old Church at Arreton, Isle of Wight " ( 1880 ); " Ramapo Valley " ( 1881 ); " Autumn on the Hudson " ( 1882 ; however, the New York Daily Tribune refers to a painting by Cropsey called " Autumn on the Hudson " in its morning edition of Jan. 7, 1861 ): " Wawayanda Valley " ( 1883 ); " Spring-time in England " ( 1884 ); " October in Ramapo Valley " ( 1885 ); " Autumn on Lake George ," and " A Showery Day " ( 1886 ).

In the Isle of Man, New Year's Day on January 1 was formerly called Laa Nolick beg in Manx, or Little Christmas Day, while January 6 was referred to as Old Christmas Day.

Two little operettas for children, A Day in Flowerdom and The Isle of Jewels placed Spaulding in the front rank among writers of juvenile entertainment material.

The birthdays of the most important Celtic Saints of Celtic Christianity for each Celtic nation have become the focus for festivals, feasts and marches: Ireland – Saint Patrick's Day, Wales – Saint David's Day, Scotland – Saint Andrew's Day, Cornwall – Saint Piran's Day, Isle of Man – St Maughold's Feast Day and Brittany – Fete de la St-Yves and Grand Pardon of Sainte-Anne-d ' Auray Pilgrimage.

The film " That'll Be the Day " starring David Essex was filmed on the Isle of Wight, particularly at Sandown High School, Shanklin beach and Wroxall, Isle of Wight.

* The former Kingdom of the Isle of Man ( now a crown dependency ), bearing the triskelion symbol, annually used on Tynwald Day