Oh Holy Day....

Today is a holy day here in Ireland. This day is called a day of obligation when everyone is supposed to attend Mass. The day is supposed to be set aside to celebrate The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - or in otherwords the Virgin Mary was created immaculate and was not defiled in any way by sin. Schools were closed down for the holy day and special masses were held all day.

On a side note - Today was also the kick off of the Christmas shopping season & was the biggest single shopping day of the year!!