Thursday 10 October, 2024

Irish people reveal what they know about the true meaning of Christmas...

…and it’s surprisingly little.

IT’S THE FIRST of December so it’s officially acceptable to get excited about Christmas from today onwards.

Presents! Hot toddies! 12 pubs! Little fairy lights!

But what about the TRUE meaning of Christmas, what of that? The Skeptik took the Dublin’s streets to find out just how much we know about the religious side of the holiday season.

Not a whole lot, it would seem.

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Nicola Byrne

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Irish people reveal what they know about the true meaning of Christmas...

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