Wren Day

US, UK/ˈɹɛn ˌdeɪ/

proper noun

A custom on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a wren (originally a live bird, and now a fake one) and parade it upon a decorated pole for prosperity in the coming year.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IrelandNewfoundlandWalesIsle of ManA custom on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a wren (originally a live bird, and now a fake one) and parade it upon a decorated pole for prosperity in the coming year.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
st. stephen's day

Origin

From wren + day.

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Translations

Finnish peukaloispoikien päivä, Wren Day
  • peukaloispoikien päiväcelebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
  • Wren Daycelebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
Hindi व्रेन डे
  • व्रेन डे (vren ḍe)celebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
Irish Lá an Dreoilín
  • Lá an Dreoilíncelebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
Polish Dzień Świętego Szczepana
  • Dzień Świętego Szczepanacelebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
Russian Охо́та на крапи́вника
  • Охо́та на крапи́вника (Oxóta na krapívnika)celebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
Welsh Diwrnod Dryw, Hela'r Dryw
  • Diwrnod Drywcelebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
  • Hela'r Drywcelebration on December 26 where people hunt a wren
Cite this entry
APA

Wren Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wren%20Day

MLA

“Wren Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wren%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wren Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wren%20Day.

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