{"id":8863,"date":"2017-01-27T20:47:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T20:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8863"},"modified":"2017-02-28T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T16:32:37","slug":"cuig-phictiur-dimeachtai-an-tseasuir-irish-words-for-some-festivals-and-events-from-late-january-through-mid-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cuig-phictiur-dimeachtai-an-tseasuir-irish-words-for-some-festivals-and-events-from-late-january-through-mid-february\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00faig phicti\u00far d’imeachta\u00ed an ts\u00e9as\u00fair: Irish words for some festivals and events from late January through mid February"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) <\/strong><\/p>\n

This time of year seems to be jam-packed with holidays and special events, be they religious, calendrical, or pop\/folk cultural.\u00a0 So we have five pictures (c\u00faig phicti\u00far<\/strong>) in the graphic above and there are\u00a0five descriptions (c\u00faig chur s\u00edos<\/strong>) to match them up with.\u00a0 NB: In case anyone thinks I put them in nice neat chronological order, that would be beag\u00e1n r\u00f3-\u00e9asca<\/strong>.\u00a0 So the sequence is deliberately mixed up, ar son an d\u00fashl\u00e1in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00faitseach<\/strong>, groundhog (aka woodchuck), cine\u00e1l marmait a mhaireann i Meirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong>. After a long hibernation (codladh geimhridh<\/strong>), on Groundhog Day (2 Feabhra<\/strong>), he comes out of his den (uachais, brocais, pluais, <\/strong>OR gn\u00e1th\u00f3g – a l\u00e1n focal ar <\/strong>“den” i nGaeilge!<\/strong>) around sunrise. If he sees his shadow (sc\u00e1il<\/strong> OR sc\u00e1th<\/strong>), there will be six more weeks of winter.\u00a0 Muna bhfeiceann s\u00e9 a sc\u00e1th, tiocfaidh an tEarrach go luath — de r\u00e9ir an traidisi\u00fain, n\u00ed de r\u00e9ir na meit\u00e9areolaithe. \u00a0T\u00e9ann an cur s\u00edos seo le picti\u00far<\/strong> ____.<\/li>\n
  2. coileach<\/strong>, rooster, given that rooster is this year’s symbol for the Chinese New Year (28 Ean\u00e1ir 2017<\/strong>). Bliain Nua na S\u00edneach<\/strong>. Of course it’s not just na S\u00ednigh<\/strong> who celebrate the lunar new year, so we could also say “Bliain Nua na Geala\u00ed<\/strong>.” T\u00e9ann an cur s\u00edos seo le picti\u00far<\/strong> ____.<\/li>\n
  3. Cros\u00f3g Br\u00edde<\/strong>, St. Brigid’s Cross (aka St. Bridget’s Cross). This cross of rushes is typically made on L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile Br\u00edde<\/strong> (St. Bridget’s Day, 1 Feabhra<\/strong>, aka St. Bride’s Day).\u00a0 T\u00e9ann an cur s\u00edos seo le picti\u00far<\/strong> _____.<\/li>\n
  4. c\u00e1rta Vailint\u00edn<\/strong>, a Valentine’s card, this historic one in the Museum of London. Ar L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile Vailint\u00edn (14 Feabhra), tugtar c\u00e1rta\u00ed mar seo do dhaoine a bhfuil gr\u00e1 agat d\u00f3ibh (do st\u00f3ir\u00edn, do chail\u00edn, do st\u00f3cach, d’fhear, do bhean, do ph\u00e1irt\u00ed, do leann\u00e1n, do ghr\u00e1 geal, agus, amanna, i Meirice\u00e1 ar a laghad, do thuismitheoir\u00ed, do sheantuismitheoir\u00ed, do nianna, do neachtanna, do shibl\u00edn\u00ed, srl., agus, m\u00e1s p\u00e1iste \u00f3g th\u00fa, do chomhscol\u00e1ir\u00ed agus do mh\u00fainteoir). Ar nd\u00f3igh, t\u00e1 an c\u00e1rta sa phicti\u00far an-ghal\u00e1nta.\u00a0 Amanna b\u00edonn siad greannmhar agus go minic b\u00edonn t\u00e9ama carachtar cart\u00fain acu, mar shampla<\/strong> Snoopy n\u00f3<\/strong> Mickey Mouse.\u00a0 T\u00e9ann an cur s\u00edos seo le picti\u00far<\/strong> _____.<\/li>\n
  5. dh\u00e1 pheil Mheirice\u00e1nacha<\/strong> (two American footballs); this picture represents “An S\u00e1rbhabhla<\/strong>” held on the first Sunday of February (ar an gc\u00e9ad Domhnach de mh\u00ed na Feabhra, 5 Feabhra i mbliana, 2017). T\u00e9ann an cur s\u00edos seo le picti\u00far<\/strong> ____.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam gur bhain t\u00fa sult as seo.\u00a0 M\u00e1s m\u00fainteoir th\u00fa, b’fh\u00e9idir go dtig leat \u00fas\u00e1id a bhaint as i rang.\u00a0 Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Gluais\u00edn: babhla<\/strong>, bowl; cur s\u00edos,<\/strong> description; de r\u00e9ir<\/strong>, according to (+ genitive); d\u00fashl\u00e1n,<\/strong> challenge; \u00e9asca,<\/strong> easy; go dtig leat,<\/strong> (that) you can; leann\u00e1n<\/strong>, lover; maireann<\/strong>, lives; marmat,<\/strong> a marmot; nianna<\/strong>, nephews; neachtanna<\/strong>, nieces; s\u00e1r<\/strong>-, super-, sult<\/strong>, enjoyment; Thuaidh<\/strong>, North<\/p>\n

    Freagra\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1.A. \u00faitseach, L\u00e1 na n\u00daitseach (2 Feabhra)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. B. coileach, Bliain Nua na S\u00edneach \/ Bliain Nua na Geala\u00ed (Bliain an Choiligh, i mbliana, 2017: 28 Ean\u00e1ir)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. C: cros\u00f3g Br\u00edde, L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile Br\u00edde (1 Feabhra)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. D: c\u00e1rta Vailint\u00edn, L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile Vailint\u00edn (14 Feabhra)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. E: peileanna Meirice\u00e1nacha, an S\u00e1rbhabhla (5 Feabhra 2017; is \u00e9 an ch\u00e9ad Domhnach de mh\u00ed na Feabhra Domhnach an tS\u00e1rbhabhla)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

      (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) This time of year seems to be jam-packed with holidays and special events, be they religious, calendrical, or pop\/folk cultural.\u00a0 So we have five pictures (c\u00faig phicti\u00far) in the graphic above and there are\u00a0five descriptions (c\u00faig chur s\u00edos) to match them up with.\u00a0 NB: In case anyone thinks I put them in…<\/p>\n

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