Nollaig na mban (Women's Christmas) traditionally was a time for women to relax after the Christmas period.
This year the tradition took a different turn with a modern twist, celebrating inspirational Irish woman by illuminating their images on Dublin's GPO last night.
Among those projected included a number of South East women as part of 'The Shona Project', a Waterford based organisation lead by Tammy Darcy.
Shona and our team lighting up the GPO this evening with @HerstoryIreland, celebrating the women of Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/sch3fWKfEC
— Shona: The Survival Kit for Girls (@shonadotie) January 5, 2019
Katie is one of the 19 Youth Ambassadors who represent the Shona Project. Katie is passionate about encouraging young people to be themselves. Read more about The Shona Project at https://t.co/QYru6UTcUH pic.twitter.com/WqUH0XPO1c
— HerstoryIreland (@HerstoryIreland) January 5, 2019
On January 6th - tradition dictated that the men took over the housework offering women a chance to go out and relax - and it's still observed by many as a 'girls night out'.
The day is also marked in the church as the Epiphany of the Feast of The Three Kings.
