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The Season of Giving. Christmas Parties. Festive Feasting. Carols by Candlelight. Christmas Eve. Christmas Morning. Christmas Dinner. Boxing Day. For 4 years now we have shared the various cultures and celebrations of Asia, so it just felt about time we shared the other side of our life, in Northern Ireland.
Dec 4, 2022 · We decided to reflect on how Christmas has looked here overtime. From lights to snowy scenes to familiar faces, the following photos capture various parts of Northern Ireland in November-December ...
- Laura Grainger
Christmas and New Year. Christmas and New Year is a special time in Northern Ireland, so whether you're planning a short break to make new memories or looking forward to spending time with friends and family, we're looking forward to hosting you here. Our capital city Belfast becomes a magical place, with twinkling lights and cosy pubs to ...
- Emma Dickson
- Christmas Cupboard. It was and still is one of the biggest temptations over the holidays - to stay away from the precious Christmas cupboard. It's where 'mammy's' store all the goodies in the run up to the big day, we're talking tubs of Twiglets, mince pies, Pringles, nuts and so much more!
- Cringe-worthy Nativity plays. We all know the scene in Love Actually, with the octopus and the lobster 🤣Your primary school Nativity play was either your time to shine on stage, or one of your most embarrassing memories.
- Fighting over who gets to put the angel on the top of the tree. After the struggle of getting the decorations out of the loft, unravelling the badly wrapped lights from last year and evenly spacing them on to the tree, there's always an argument over who gets to finish it all off.
- Toy Shopping. This was a genius move by parents – let's give the kids an Argos catalogue and a sharpie, and let them go wild. From life-size dolls to Hot Wheel tracks, this was the 90s version of scrolling through Instagram.
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Dec 21, 2023 · Christmas, as we know it today, began to emerge in Britain and Ireland in the 1840s. In 1841, Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, famously popularised the German tradition of Christmas trees and in 1843, the publication of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, promoted Christmas as a season of goodwill.
Visit Belfast Newsletter. Sign up to the Visit Belfast newsletter and receive inspiring ideas, events and offers which showcase the best of Belfast and Northern Ireland. Belfast is a glow with festive spirit and it’s a city that sparkles by day and twinkles by night. So come on in and make it a Belfast Christmas!
Nov 17, 2021 · 9. Gruffalo and Santa Guided Walk – one of the best things to do at Christmas in Belfast with kids. Credit: Colin Glen. If you have little ones, you no doubt know the story of the Gruffalo. If you’re travelling with kids this Christmas, then you need to visit the Gruffalo and Santa Guided Walk in Colin Glen Forest Park.
