06/01/2026
🎄 Nollaig na mBan- Women’s Little Christmas 🎄
On the 6th January Nollaig na mBan is an Irish tradition that marks the end of the Christmas season. Its origins lie in a time when women carried the weight of the festive period- cooking, the hosting, the caring (often without rest or recognition). This day was set aside for women to finally pause 🌬️
Traditionally women gathered together, free from household duties while the men took over the work of the home. It was a day of rest, conversation, laughter, and quiet celebration 🎉 It was a small but meaningful acknowledgment of women’s work and importance within the community.
But Nollaig na mBan is more than a historical custom. It carries a deeper, enduring message!
It reminds us how vital it is to honour the circle of women around us- the friends, sisters, mothers, aunties, daughters, mentors and chosen family who hold us up. The women who remind us who we are when we feel lost. Who witness our becoming. Who offer truth, tenderness, humour and strength in equal measure 💚
In a world that often asks women to give endlessly, Nollaig na mBan invites us instead to receive rest, recognition and connection.
To gather. To celebrate one another.
To say: I see you. I value you. I couldn’t do this without you.
So today I invite you to send a message of love to the women who steady us, challenge us and walk beside us ✨
