--- title: Lá na mBan (Women’s Christmas) description: The traditional end of the Christmas season when women rested and celebrated together. canonical_url: md_url: last_updated: 2025-12-31T22:52:09Z starts_at: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z ends_at: 2026-01-06T23:59:59Z --- Lá na mBan (Women's Day) or Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas) is celebrated on January 6th, marking the end of the Christmas festivities. Traditionally, this was the day when women rested after the busy Christmas season while men took over household duties. Today it's celebrated with gatherings of women friends and family. ## Stór Focal _Vocabulary_ Essential Irish vocabulary for Lá na mBan ### [Nollaig na mBan]() Women's Christmas ### [Oíche Nollag Beag]() Little Christmas Eve ### [Féile na dTrí Ríthe]() Feast of the Three Kings / Epiphany ### [bean]() #### bean (noun) *feminine* 1. woman; wife: Woman, or wife. - *an bhean* (the woman) ([@tadhg]() [NPC] · LVL 1) ### [mná]() women ### [scíth a ligean]() to take a rest ### [crann Nollag a thógáil]() to take down the Christmas tree ## Items ### [Lá na mBan]() Women's Day / Women's Christmas This is a festival page from the Love.irish calendar, a special collection gathering the Irish vocabulary, traditions, and resources behind a Celtic celebration. Sign in to save it, and follow the links above to each entry in the Codex, our community dictionary with translations, pronunciations, community ratings, and recordings. ## More information - [Search love.irish for Irish & Celtic records (codex, library, collections, events, people, topics)]() - [Full markdown index of the site, every page (handy to browse, share, or hand to AI)]() - [Love.irish home]() --- Source: https://love.irish/calendar/la-na-mban Made with ❤️ from love.irish – learn Irish (Gaeilge) through community, resources and a little adventure.