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2. Christmas in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   Ireland is a predominantly Catholic country and Christmas plays an important role in religious aspects of Irish life, taking the place of the pre-Christian festival on the winter solstice. [4] The earliest account of the Christian celebration of Christmas in Ireland are from 1171, when the excommunicated King Henry II spent Christmas in Dublin.

3. Christmas lights - Wikipedia

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   Christmas lights (also called twinkle lights, holiday lights, mini lights or fairy lights), that are strands of electric lights used to decorate homes, public/commercial buildings and Christmas trees during the Christmas season are amongst the most recognized forms of Christmas lighting. Christmas lights come in a dazzling array of ...

4. Holiday lighting technology - Wikipedia

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   A number of light sculptures feature in this elaborate display which surrounds a Nativity scene set in a basement garage. Lights are sometimes mounted on frames—typically metal for large lights and plastic for miniature ones. These were first used for public displays on lampposts, street lights, and telephone poles in cities and towns. For ...

5. List of lighthouses in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of marine navigation aids around the island though a small number are maintained by local harbour authorities.

6. Economics of Christmas - Wikipedia

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   In the UK and Ireland, the Christmas shopping season starts from mid-November, around the time when high street Christmas lights are turned on. [3] [4] In the United States, it has been calculated that about one fifth of retail sales [5] to one quarter of all personal spending takes place during the Christmas/holiday shopping season. [6]

7. Sacred Heart lamp - Wikipedia

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   Fr James Cullen was appointed director to the Apostleship of Prayer for Ireland in November 1887, and later founded the Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart in January 1888. Following this, the placement of an oil lamp with a picture of Jesus with the Sacred Heart iconography became common in Irish homes [ 1 ] to signify the household being ...