Weird Irish stuff that I need you to see

Subscribe or else! (For legal reasons this is not a threat)
🎵
Music Channel: / @kevo2044
Merch: www.callmekev.in
Twitter: / callmekevin1811
Instagram: / callmekevin1811
Clips Channel: / @donotcallmekevin
Weird Irish stuff that only Irish people would understand, presented by a weird Irishman.
Editors:
Braddrs
Kippesoep001
Call Me Kevin
Weird Irish stuff that I need you to see
#CallMeKevin #Funny #Irish

[@beezzinha]

We've had Kevin learn how to skate in a week, now we need kevo learning irish dancing in a week, I will be waiting with great interest

[@user_name_Len]

Does Ireland have ice skating rinks? It would be great to see Kevin try and skate there!

[@Skrumlemig]

Went looking for a comment like this to like it, this needs to happen!

[@redmist6630]

I want to see kevin do the Yoinkie Sploinkie!

[@MissySimpleM]

@@user_name_Len OMG YES. He's in spain now, afaik they only have 1 rink in spain.... but Kev if you come to Slovakia I'll teach you how to skate.

[@tinytim9616]

same here

[@shrekfrog]

that video of kevin beating the hunger is an absolute gem, thanks for sharing it to us lmao

[@shartboy666]

it’s burned into my memory forever now

[@aspie4live]

How many fairies were killed do you think?

[@redmist6630]

I do love how the Irish just fuck with a goat for fun

[@alexs.7956]

It's a masterpiece

[@bobvila7866]

Yeah

[@ezrea9313]

My dad had to travel to Ireland for a business trip many years ago, and one week, it rained like nonstop. The day it stopped, they went out to the construction site, and there was a fairy ring in the middle of the site. The workers adamantly refused to work in that area until it was gone. The American higher ups were confused so they asked my dad what was going on, and my dad simply said "they fear the fae more than they fear you"

[@LunaWitcherArt]

I would also be worried because fairy rings are also very common when there's a higher concentration of nutrients in that specific area. Like a den of mice got flooded and they are corpses now. OR. YOU KNOW. AN ACTUAL CORPSE IS BURIED THERE.

[@ezrea9313]

@Rocky Montana Mayne yeah pretty much. In this case, it was a ring of mushrooms that sprung up due to the rain. In Irish mythology, fairy rings arise from fairies dancing there, and disturbing the rings can get you cursed

[@Rynewulf]

@Rocky Montana Mayne a mushroom ring, we call them fairy rings in the UK too. You're not meant to step in them

[@ohgodohnothebees]

​@@Rynewulf I'm American and I call them fairy rings

[@Rynewulf]

@@ohgodohnothebees oh thats cool! Its always interesting to see what old folklore stretches across

[@Dovahkiif]

I miss that period in time when Kevin just kept showing us Irish TV, I thought it was very educational seeing why Kevin is the way he is.

[@Pandasu28]

I love how Kevin sounds more Irish when other Irish people are speaking

[@hoefireclub]

That was a lot of Irish education to take in at once, but the one fact I’ll always carry with me is “there’s fairies in bread”

[@christianevrye]

The idea of slicing the top of bread so that the faeries can escape is actually fascinating

[@furiousapplesack]

@@christianevrye Now I want to know what they think happens if they don't slice the top. What happens when one eats a faery? Wait... your name is Rye? ARE YOU AN ESCAPEE!? lol

[@camblycreeper7999]

*Writing on notepad* fey in bread. Yep, just taking notes for D&D because we could always find more excuses to put monsters in easy to find places

[@sonozaki0000]

i wonder what does the fairy taste like?? does it taste good or bad LOL

[@hoefireclub]

@@christianevrye oh it think it’s such an interesting and cute tradition! It’s just the way Kevin worded it 😂

[@digitalcryptid1189]

I like how Kevin's accent gets progressively thicker and more irish as the video goes on and he gets excited

[@IceCrystalWolf]

I understood about half of that cinema thing and I feel like now I am fluent in rural Irish English

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

Same, and my native language is Spanish, so I'm pretty proud of myself lol.

[@olablc531]

Yes, it wasn't that hard but then again, the character has his agenda on their board so once you know what they're going to be taking about, it's easier to understand.

[@brittny92]

I think having ADHD and my brain sounding scrambled and quick like that all the time helped me understand more. The very first few words I didn't get, but as soon as he said no talking, no whispering I got everything after that. Also like to think I'm fluent in rural Irish English 😂

[@adelalmohtaseb5261]

i understood like 10 words out of that

[@Metahunt638]

BRO SAME but at the end I swore he said "Grab da booty"

[@TurtleFPL]

In my near 30 years of being an Irishman in Ireland, I have never seen a man beat bread against a house for any purpose 😂

[@MFBloosh]

And yet it's somehow the most Irish thing I've ever seen.

[@ryanlee319]

Same. The St. Brigids Cross joke about it looking like a sweat shop hit close to home. Even picturing all the straw on the ground 😂

[@cecil9934]

Now you have. Say thank you to our leader Kevin

[@jimkocherful]

I feel sorry for you, what else is there in life?

[@margaretcronin9834]

Living in Ireland too and yup, my mother does this every new year's. It's to ward off poverty and hunger from the house for the year.

[@DaimyoD0]

I would be thrilled to see Kevin learn traditional Irish dancing as the next entry in his whole "learning to do things" series

[@averagemossenjoyer3243]

Me too!

[@DaimyoD0]

@@averagemossenjoyer3243 I, too, am a fan of moss. Did you know their gametes swim using flagella, like human sperm? Mosses basically make sperm. They evolved before the whole, wind-blown pollen and insect-pollination thing was invented. So they went the sperm route. Fucking crazy IMO.

[@goldensloth7]

YES

[@averagemossenjoyer3243]

@@DaimyoD0 wow, i didn't know that, cool! I like moss bc its so soft and nice to the touch xD

[@DaimyoD0]

@@averagemossenjoyer3243 Yeah I'm totally with you there. Such a lush plant. They're like nature's carpet. So nice to touch. Not to mention they're the home of water bears, arguably the world's cutest microorganism! lol

[@sillE2025]

Laughing at the Twinkl bit- if anyone doesn’t know, Twinkl is a very well known resource for teachers in the UK. Its like worksheets, mostly for ages 3-12. It’s reputation makes the clip even funnier aha

[@a_girl_has_no_username]

As an esl teacher, i love twinkl hahaha

[@ItalianGuy2357]

Canadian checking in here, we use it over here too! Great resource lol

[@pureicefire]

Not so much a country but a cultural thing. Growing up in Alaska, we were always told that you can whistle at the northern lights to stop them coming down and stealing you. 😵‍💫

[@Sureshiainde]

they are much more creepy than i thought lol

[@allisonhoff5805]

I don't just want a video of Kevin learning Irish dancing, I NEED IT!! I'll start a kick-starter if needed!

[@zeiar776]

Kevin and other irish lads go dancing!

[@darrenbutler9642]

Kevin is always so genuinely happy in the Irish based videos and I love it. What a vibe. Also yes Kevin we do need an Irish dancing video

[@MrsAndyClemmensen124]

This was amazing, I really love Kevin’s videos about Ireland, he always seems extra happy to show off his country and their wacky yet loveable ways And a video on kevin learning Irish dancing would be fantastic viewing My favourite part in this video was Kevin beating the hunger!

[@amandas2639]

In my part of Appalachia, we tend to have a lot more Scottish influences because the Scots decided the hills reminded them of home and just settled down here. However, there's definitely a lot of Irish cultural influences too that I think are just rad, particularly clogging, which is basically Irish step dancing with arm movements. I'd love to see Kevin watch one of those linguistic videos about how much Scottish and Irish dialect is preserved in some of the more remote places, just because I think it'd be funny to watch him go from "I don't understand anything anyone is saying" to being like, "...wait, why does this guy sound like the old man who used to live down the road from me?"

[@saber2802]

You mean like Irish or Scots Gaelic speakers within the U.S that are native speakers?

[@tynamomaniac8659]

As an Irish Dancer myself, I am very excited to see Kevin learning his skip, 2, 3s and Sevens lmao

[@autumn_melody]

As a fellow former competitive Irish dancer I can safely say I agree with the above statement 😂😂 P.S I still love to dance

[@synergeticgamesstreamarchi6621]

I would love to see a video of Kevin learning Irish dancing. Please bring Anna into the experience xD

[@Thilykos]

100x yes!

[@linneablossom9488]

They would look absolutely adorable dancing together 😊

[@emmanicholas2720]

As an Australian, when you talked about fairies in the bread I thought we had something in common, but then you said you let fairies out of the bread… we just dump sprinkles on buttered bread and call it fairy bread😂

[@cofffee817]

Eat the fairies

[@T3CHN0G0D]

Aye, but we do the pub crawls, just... we do it without needing a reason? Aussies just be pissed up most the time I suppose.

[@emu1400]

Swede here. We have some odd traditions and stuff as well. On midsummers-day you can pick 7 types of flowers and climb over 7 fences (all under silence as to not break the spell). You then place the flowers under your pillow and during the night you're supposed to dream about your future love. You can also make midsummer hair wreaths to wear for the day, save and dry the wreath and then you put it in the bathwater when you get ready for Christmas the same year. This will allegedly bring you good luck and good health for the next year. 😊💐 Ps, would LOVE to see you dance!

[@olablc531]

OMG Midsommar is destroyed for me forever because of that film 😭 Whenever I hear about it I have chills thinking how scary those Scandinavians are 😂

[@omaebakajanaibaka9594]

I love him getting stronger in his accent when he's mocking them 😂😭

[@eb6938]

as weird as Ireland is and was when I visited it, I have an undeniable love for it - its unabashedly insane.

[@windermere_peaks]

I met four Irish lads on a trip to France last summer and spent a night drinking with them in Paris (dingy little pub called The Galway) and since then, I've been dying to go to Ireland.

[@Sweet.peach21]

A while ago while I was doing DoorDash, I happen to meet a whole group of maybe 7 to 9 Irish lads that were visiting America and I drove them through the drive-through at McDonald’s (it was late at night, and the inside was closed and they wouldn’t let them walk through the drive-through) and they were some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. Also, I drove them home because I happen to be delivering food in that direction and they gave me like $50 or something for maybe a mile worth of gas. 😂 great people, I’ve always wanted to visit!

[@jaydub2546]

Actual hobbit land

[@miriamjimenez695]

In Spain a town (Manganeses de la Polvorosa) used to THROW the goat from a tower so... take that, Ireland. We also say thanks to the bus driver :)

[@pkb8914]

As an Australian, the dance every had to learn in school was the Nutbush, which basically involves jumping up and down repeatedly for the entire song while moving your legs in and out 😂

[@Baronofworms]

What’s funny to me about that cinema clip is how the important bits are pretty clear (no talking, no phones, keep your feet off the seats, locate your exists, enjoy the movie) but some phrases like “it’s a grand day for it” didn’t even sound like words to me.

[@ghouldishanimal]

I thought it said "keep your feet and arse in your seat"

[@kodysam1974]

From Central England, if you see a single magpie, saluting it will negate the 'sorrow' and bad luck aspect of it. Also, thanking the bus driver is definitely a thing.

[@jtrash8082]

I didn’t realize how many people claimed they had Irish heritage to Irish people until I started meeting people from Ireland who were so annoyed by it but it makes me sad because my family genuinely made an effort to hold onto some of our culture… I grew up in Canada but my grandpa made Irish dance class mandatory 😂

[@ezrea9313]

Same! My family is from Newfoundland. We still share many traditions from our Irish relatives, and even the Newfie accent sounds like a Canadianized version of the Irish accent

[@Amiranne128]

What Americans don't seem to understand is how weird we find it when they say they're from a country when they're not. Descending from a culture and still sharing the traditions doesn't mean you're from there. My grandparents are Italian, dad from Argentina, mam from Mexico, but I grew up in Spain, so that's where I'm from, even if we still celebrate traditions from all those other countries and I'm super proud to have that blood. But it'd be just silly to say "I'm italian". Even more silly when it's not even 1 or 2 generations, but like 5th! I seriously died when an American told me "I'm Irish" and when asked she goes "Well, I'm fifth generation Irish" looool 😂😂

[@olablc531]

Expats seem to be very attached to their origins and they cherish the tradition much more than the people from the given country. I'm Polish and for me it seems that Americans, English or Brazilians with Polish heritage are more Polish than we are here 😂

[@sjdoty96]

​@Amiranne128 Might possibly be a slight language misunderstanding? For example, I'm Hungarian, Polish, and Czech, but when I say that I don't mean that's where I'm from, what I mean is that I have descendants from there. To explain further: my maternal grandfather is full blooded Hungarian, but was born in America. I'm not sure if both his parents were born in Hungary themselves, but I do know his grandparents were. Americans are usually speaking in terms of family lineage. I hope that helps explain it a bit better :)

[@olablc531]

@@sjdoty96 It definitely can be a language and cultural misunderstanding. In Europe, we say where we are from as in what is our citizenship and where we were raised, went to school etc. Of course some people could have a complicated story of their life and might have some identity crisis:) (See Anna, I'm not sure if she feels more Hungarian or Spanish at this point). But even if both our parents are from one country, but we were born and raised in another country, we probably identify as being from that new country. It's not that we deny our origins, but we don't bring this up that much.

[@michaelbae-yers103]

I'm Cajun and we have a lot of weird beliefs and practices that even a lot of non-believers do. Like having 13 small objects by your doors to confuse the loup garou (Cajun werewolf) or having a blue porch ceiling to ward off evil spirits because they can't cross water. There are so many more I could write 😅

[@m.c.gargamel7736]

As a non native speaker I am proud to say I understood 80% of the cinema warning. Watching Derry Girls definitely paid off.

[@ILuvAyeAye]

I caught it halfway through, then lost it again. I know to keep my feet off the seats though, that’s good to know,

[@patroclusheadass7239]

@@Redcoat_ ok coloniser

[@patroclusheadass7239]

@@Redcoat_ I'm from Derry. We all know it's called Derry, and everyone calls it that. It was originally called Doire (translated to English as Derry) until colonisers in the plantations came in and decided to call it that to reference that they had taken over the country. Hell, even unionists I've met still call it Derry

[@JacktheRah]

@@Redcoat_ Ah you mean Derrylondon, the big city on the British island? Formerly named "London" until they got civilisation from their neighbours and renamed it Derrylondon.

[@bucketofsunshine6366]

@@ILuvAyeAye same here. I picked it up around, "No talking, no whispering, nothing," followed along through the part he read off his little board, and lost it again not long after that. 🤣 I'm usually fairly good at listening through accents (and I talk to a lovely Irish woman all the time) but that one got me.

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

I think I can safely say that we all want a video of you learning Irish dancing. 🍀

[@gracekim25]

YES😂❤

[@MaiaMirabell]

Yep!

[@kayaroots5386]

Yasssssss please!

[@jasonantares3116]

Yes please!

[@Donika691]

Definitely!

[@tinyfreckle]

I was not ready for Kevin to go full Irish when he banged the bread like that. What a treat.

[@bruxa2222]

I'm from Germany and studied in Ireland for a year and thanking the bus driver was incredibly weird to me. When I had friends visit I would specifically tell them to remember to say hi to the bus driver on their way in and thank them on their way out. In Germany you would typically just ignore them, you know let them work without being bothered by people making small talk. That's the germans for you.

[@datatheandroid4195]

Weird enough, even in Italy where we feel the need to make conversation with every stranger, I never saw anynone except toddlers say hi and thanking the drivers.

[@rosalie9824]

I'm from Poland and we also don't thank the bus drivers if it comes to those buses that just ride around the city. But in those that drive around small villages to drive people to work and all that, we do thank them. At least most of the people do, I don't because they tend to be really really rude...

[@Mina_Meow]

same thing in Austria as in germany I have heard people thanking the drivers a few times but it's usually only if they personally know each other or if they asked the driver to do something in particular (like opening the door when he forgot)

[@saku577]

I lived in Ireland for five years and one thing that really surprised me was when I was at Catholic mass and there was just a random casket by the altar and the mass suddenly turned into a funeral and everyone gave the family condolences, even when they didn't know them. It was awkward for me at first but I grew to like it. Death is just a part of life, after all. Doesn't need to be private or secretive.

[@dariushall21]

Fun fact, the reason it’s called a wake is back when lead poisoning was a common problem, people were frequently pronounced dead when they weren’t and were buried alive, so the wake was waiting around several days just to make sure they didn’t wake back up.

[@Roozyj]

Wikipedia disagrees :P But I can imagine it was used as that at some point.

[@francesca5295]

I'm disturbed now.... and more infromed thank you

[@gracekim25]

Wow um thanks for sharing 😅

[@JulienPlays]

The term wake has its roots in religion, particularly Catholicism, and was a custom in Celtic countries in Europe, especially in some parts of Scotland, North England and Ireland. A wake used to refer to a prayer vigil to keep watch over the dead until they were buried.

[@bobobsen]

Fake news. "wake" used to mean to guard, just as "waken" still means to guard in Dutch. It had nothing to do with the dead waking up.

[@natalie9978]

When I was studying abroad in Germany I made friends with a group of Irish students there on Erasmus. We did 12 pubs of Christmas starting at the Christkindlmarkt. The combination of irish and german culture was fantastic and we got so drunk. I also wrapped myself in string lights with a battery pack so I was really shining

[@olablc531]

Good that you didn't end up further east, in Poland, bc instead of 12 pubs you'd be doing 12 dishes for Christmas, sitting in kitchen all of December xD

[@natalie9978]

@@olablc531 that's so funny, I would love to visit poland one day

[@professorwinter1232]

I'm American and about 15 years ago my mother and I went to Ireland. We went to the movies in Killarney and were the only ones in the theater. Then some really tall men sat down right in front of us. Because my mother and I are both short we asked if they could move. They were so kind and accommodating and moved. Just when they were settled into their new seats another group of tall men sat down in front of my mother and I. The first group of men and we just started laughing so hard, it was really funny. Everyone was so nice there.

[@ellidou3977]

In Greece we have this thing where during March we wear a bracelet made from red and white string. It's meant to protect you from getting sunburnt so maybe you should look into that, Kevin. Plus, when March ends you cut it from your hand and leave it outside for the birds to make their nests with it!

[@BitterBloodyBun]

was just about to comment that a few years ago i moved to bulgaria with my partner (who is bulgarian) and we wear red and white bracelets in march too :) over here its a gift from one person to another. according to my partner its meant to wish somebody good heath. im currently wearing 2, but people with more friends can end up with more than their arm can fit lol. we wear them until we see a stork, or if you dont see one then either until the start of spring or until the end of the month (it depends on region and preference). when we take them off, we tie them to a blossoming fruit tree.

[@champboy5600]

We also have it in Albania but I think for a different reason, we usually wear it on 14 march which in Albania is the summer day

[@adelalmohtaseb5261]

@@vasileandreichirila1880 lol i love that you said 4 countrys most people would only say theirs

[@boldeagle2659]

In Greece we also say that when your nose is inching then you will be in a fight. (Δεν περίμενα ποτέ μου να συζητάω με άλλον Έλληνα, για αυτό το πράμα, σε βίντεο του Κέβιν...ηζωή πολλε΄ς φορές με εκπλήσει ευχάριστα)

[@plarnston]

I think Romanians do something similar to this? I recall my Romanian friend telling me about red bracelets given to people in March.

[@unaagabii6584]

The fairy tree thing was weird until I remembered that people in my country will see a suspicious bird and yell at it saying it's tuesday in case the weird bird is a wizard in a bird costume.

[@iranouchka]

What country is it? :)

[@unaagabii6584]

@@iranouchka Chile, maybe Argentina too. It's called Chonchón or Tué-tué.

[@victoria_m13]

we ask a cuckoo, how long we are gonna stay alive

[@Taliysin]

Two questions, do you only say it’s Tuesday on Tuesday, or is it just a phrase? Also how does it being Tuesday thwart the bird wizard? Edit: apparently the bird doesn’t show up on Tuesdays and that’s supposed to trick it into going away…

[@Memsbop]

Viva chile y el tue tue

[@mr.duck1248]

I also see videos and lists of like “weird things that Canadians do” and it’s like “always saying thank you to the bus driver” and “holding the door open for other people” and I’m like yeah of course. Do people in other countries not do those things? So I’m glad to hear at least people in Ireland do those things too

[@CamoKiid]

As an Englishman, I grew up with thanking the driver and the magpie song, as well as saying "morning Mr Magpie" when there was only one to prevent bad luck... 😂

[@kylewoodward9006]

Did you just assume that Magpies gender?

[@TweekLudwig]

Kevin beating the hunger would make an amazing out of context clip. Just seeing him beat a loaf of bread into the door/wall out of context sounds amazing. Hope your wrist’s better, Kevin!

[@epaisley]

Never disturb a fairy tree is such a fascinating one because you can see it as you drive around - individual, beautiful trees just left in a field that would be easier to harvest if they were gone. I don't know if it's fairies but the respect for the land is strong and always makes me feel proud/grateful.

[@AnUmbreonNamedRaire]

In my family, (Very Aussie lol) we're slightly similar. My mum raised me to believe in faires, and idk if she does herself (and I don't even know if I do) but before we had to mow the lawn, we never stepped in the fairy circle in my backyard

[@davidmcgill1000]

Assume they have minor contribution as a windbreak so not entirely a bad idea.

[@ThreadBomb]

I suspect it's less respect for fairies and more fear of what the neighbors would say.

[@MaxMallard]

The Irish dancing part gave me flashbacks to my own school doing Scottish country dancing every year for Burns night. I remember almost none of the dances themselves but a whole lot of memories of sitting in the classroom finding any scrap of tartan to put on the uniforms before performing these dances to parents.

[@headintheclouds4571]

We have wakes in America and yeah they’re pretty weird. Especially open casket wakes 😂 And here in the Midwest we makes Brigid’s crosses and thank our bus drivers too but there’s a lot of Irish descendants in the Midwest so it makes sense. Love the video! 💗

[@ImaginaryAlchemist]

My mom's family had wakes when her mom and sisters passed. I thought it was a pretty standard thing but apparently a lot of Americans don't do that, especially in the Southern US where I am. Most of her family is in New England though, a lot of Irish families ended up there

[@PresidentDragon]

I was going to say the same thing about being midwestern and thanking bus drivers lol. Apparently holding the door open behind you for the next person isn't something people in other areas do, either

[@sinodnoI]

Never forget american oppression to the irish

[@evilbob840]

I'm in Maryland near Washington DC. I usually thank the bus driver, as do about 20% - 30% of people around here. Almost everyone holds doors for others though. Also, about not holding long wakes in the South, it does get pretty hot down there...

[@piperbird7193]

I grew up with a lot of this stuff, but my grandmother was born in Ireland, so I guess she just brought it with her. She did NOT appreciate Halloween, though. But she did put the fear of fairies in us every chance she got. She used to tell me if I didn't behave, the fairies would take me away and leave a changeling in my place. I was like '.....good.' My gran wasn't a very nice lady. About the thanking the bus driver - I just always assumed it was polite.

[@grayhatjen5924]

About to write about my own grandmother, but wanted to lend a hard assist on the faries thing. Her parents immigrated to the US and she was born 6 years later. What's bonkers is, she held with the traditions but talking about being of Irish descent was a massive no no.

[@progamer_not2681]

Who doesn’t thank the bus driver. Should be something everyone does ?

[@malinblitz]

7:07 i relate so hard to googling traditions you were brought up with only to find no mention of it, and then you start to wonder if you're misremembering something, or if it's a very specific tradition in your family, or if your parents or their parents or their parents accidentally created a tradition by messing with their kids. my favourite norwegian tradition: on christmas eve, or the night before christmas eve, we put out a bowl of porridge for the farm nisse (little unseen pranksters who live on the farm) to make sure they keep their pranks to a minimum and also maybe help out with some chores. we also have a superstition tied to birds and luck; the first white wagtail you see in spring will determine your luck for the year. if you see it facing away from you, your year will be lucky and joyful. if you see it facing you (i.e. you see the black spot on its chest), your year will be full of bad luck and sorrow. this was a really fun video, i love hearing about other countries' folklore and traditions. *-*

[@silvergift]

@Glorious-Free-time Same in Swede. Only for santa though for being nice and giving us gifts although it used to be to appease the farm nisse.

[@mrsmuuve]

3 things 1. Yes I want to see a video of you learning to dance. 2. Please keep these videos up about things from Ireland whether it's just TV shows or customs it's awesome having your reactions I'm over here in tears lol 😂 3. How's the skateboarding going? I really like videos of you doing things outside of video gaming also :-) we love you Kevin keep us up to date :-)

[@SatChiibz]

The bread ones actually kind of remind me of some of my own Japanese traditions. Like throwing beans around your house (or at someone dressed as a demon) to drive away evil spirits or the belief/idea/legend that there are 7 gods on a grain of rice. Thanks for sharing these!

[@jacqslabz]

In the middle ages in England, you would get a stick, have your local preist bless it at like new years, and hang it above your door to ward off dease for the year. I bet the bread thing is related somehow. Or based on similar logic. There's a BBC documentatry, called something like Tudor Farm, where they talked about it.

[@inflorire]

Setsubun!

[@catshiine]

Am I the only one who, when Kevin said "there's fairies in bread", immediately flashed back to the video of Kevin violently slamming that loaf of bread into the door? Poor fairies 😆

[@mamadrxgon5902]

Probably how you ward out the evil 😂

[@lataniafenn6073]

We do wakes in the states as well. Each region and culture has a different way of mourning. I live in Texas but am originally from Louisiana and also non-white. Our funerals are a lot different. They are always on the weekend, they are multi-day processes, they are looked at as celebrations, and usually have a super long multi-hour sermon attached to the funeral. We usually do a party/meet up afterwards with alcohol and dominos. I’ve been to funerals in Texas where they just have a short speech at the funeral and a small viewing of the casket and then everything is done and they put the body in the ground.

[@jackottens803]

Oh my god I’d never think I’d live to hear something as Irish as The 12 pubs of Christmas that’s honestly incredible

[@olablc531]

I wish I was Irish, this sounds so much more fun than preparing 12 dishes for Christmas where I'm from 😅

[@GhostHelwig]

I love when you do Irish themed videos, and what a perfect day for it. Happy St Patrick’s Day! 💖

[@namedisjay]

Wish we got the Irish lads this year though 😔

[@GhostHelwig]

@@namedisjay I also enjoy the Lads together, but I really enjoy Kevin’s solo Irish videos too. So I don’t mind.

[@kimiko11150616]

I understood everything from "no talking" to "know your exits". Everything before and after was lost on me.

[@kerzii_x]

Scotland here. Thanking bus drivers is a must. Doesn't hurt to give a quick wee 'Cheers!' on your way out. Also yes to the magpies. 1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, 4 for a boy, 5 for silver, 6 for gold and 7 for a secret never to be told.

[@ellieminnow]

I grew up in Georgia, USA and when it's raining while the sun is out we say "the devil is beating his wife. Also, my American born but legitimately Irish boyfriend is working on getting a dual citizenship. Once it's approved we're getting married and moving to Ireland. I'm not Irish, but something about it felt like home, particularly in Malin Head and Sligo. I was so sad when we got back to Atlanta that I kept the curtains closed and didn't go outside for a week because I hate it here. I can't wait to move. So, yes. Keep the Irish content coming so I'll know things when we get there. Thank you!

[@harleys_chemical_disco9455]

I’m from America and I learned the magpie thing as a crow thing. So when you see crows it’s one for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that’s never been told.

[@cowsharkdefin6376]

What if there's 8?

[@CowboyLuigi]

@@cowsharkdefin6376 8 for a drink, I say!

[@redmist6630]

in Canada we do the same with beavers and moose

[@aceinspace4340]

@@redmist6630 I would NOT want to see more than one moose at the same time (or one)

[@Buzzel-NL]

oooh boy I sure hope not. I have flocks of crows around my house like 100+ that can't be good.

[@dracaesilverwing9561]

I introduced my boyfriend to this channel, and ever since, Kevin has been constantly playing on every TV of my house 😅 Welcome to the family, Kev

[@HeartMemory93]

More like, welcome to the cul- I mean, community, Dracae and boyfriend :D

[@MaiaMirabell]

Welcome, welcome aaaall. I joined the cul *I MEAN CHANNEL* in 2017 when he had a mere 430k subs and eeehh... have not been able to leave 😛

[@michealmalloy1934]

I joined the cul- COMMUNITY in 2020. Best decision I ever made.

[@xybeasto]

@@michealmalloy1934 I ALSO joined the cul- i mean community in 2020.

[@everyfiend835]

I joined the Cul- Community around 2017, and it was the best decision I ever made.

[@FemaleFullmetal]

Hi Kevin! Just wanted to give a little history lesson. Funeral wakes are common in America as well and have been around forever (I'm also pretty sure they're common in several other countries like England and France). They're actually called a "wake" because traditionally the body of the deceased would be watched over night and day (as in, someone was always AWAKE near the body) by their loved ones with the superstitious belief that this would protect the body from any evil spirits that might want to take hold of the corpse before it has been properly buried. Great video as always 😊

[@paulcoughlan9139]

but wakes are originally Irish tho right?

[@olablc531]

​@@paulcoughlan9139 IDK, there was one for QE2, I think it's an international thing to say the last goodbye and pay respects to the deceased

[@BischyTube]

I'm from England and I've always thanked the bus driver, who in turn often thanks me, and my family is superstitious, so we tend to ask Mr Magpie 'How is your wife and kids.' I also heard about waving, saluting and a different version of the rhyme to address a singular magpie. It is always great when there is more than one.

[@kaitlin3457]

This is the only time I will ever be this early to a Kevin video. I love when he goes full Irish with the accent 😂

[@Oogadyman]

You ain’t early for a vid if he already posted it

[@kaitlin3457]

@@Oogadymanyou make 0 sense

[@I_Eat_Lemons]

​@@kaitlin3457 Nope, they make 100% sense.

[@kaitlin3457]

@@I_Eat_Lemonsok 😂

[@awesomeashton]

​@@Oogadyman You graduated from Walmart 💀

[@zephrynhaddock]

I'm from Puerto Rico, and among the weirdest things we do is the Vejigantes. Basically, for carnivals and such, people dress up as really colorful monsters with horns. They dance around, sing and carry inflated cow bladders tied to sticks that they will occasionally hit people with (it's not meant to be violent though). All of this is done in good fun as part of our cultural traditions :)

[@iamsongforsomeone994]

That actually sounds like a lot of fun tbh.

[@Bamalot6]

Thanking the bus driver is what we definately do (I'm from England) and the magpie thing is also a stress inducing past time for us too haha

[@elaniebieldt2532]

Ireland sounds so interesting with all its legends and folklore... I'd really love to visit it one day and learn all about the tales and traditions😱🥺

[@fullofwish]

The aggressively Irish content is great, keep it coming Kev. Here in Canada, not all, but many people thank the bus driver as well. I for one would watch an entire playlist of videos docu-series style following you learn Irish dancing.

[@cookiepie7854]

I was so sure you were about say you'd watch a whole playlist of people thanking bus drivers lol

[@fullofwish]

@Cookie Pie actually I would watch that kind of wholesome content, you're not wrong. 😂

[@VisualXploration]

And/or say sorry to the bus driver in Canada

[@ChaseFrances]

kevin i cannot articulate how much i need a video of you learning irish dancing. my family is irish going back a couple of generations but i'm english and i did irish dance for a few years when i was younger, i really liked it but the competitions were too pageant-y for me lol. my mum used to be amazing at it. also the magpie thing and thanking the bus driver is definitely a thing here too

[@lotteh6464]

I'm from The Netherlands and I just came back from my 5 month internship in Ireland and I definitely noticed people were very nice to each other and also the thanking bus drivers part. Although in The Netherlands thanking a bus driver wouldn't be weird, it isn't really the norm either. I am sure there is road rage in Ireland, but to me it didn't feel like there was much of it there. Especially comparing it to Italy where I went a week after I came back from Ireland. Everyone seems to be in a rush there lol. As a foreigner living in Ireland I noticed how kind and helpfull Irish people are in general. Lovely place for a holiday or longer stay

[@tonyhorse6832]

I love how he explained what a wake is, but didn't even mention the "for people you don't know" part

[@kenirish9190]

My wife and I visited Ireland and went to Leap Castle. The owner is very polite, but when we asked why he purchased a castle to fix up he just responded with, “It was for sale.” He then played the tin whistle for us in his “Spirited Home.” He also attempted to work out the origins of my surname. (it is literally Irish.)

[@jamesodonoghue7481]

The origins of ur second name means he wants to know where in Ireland ur ancestors came from (idk how we can pinpoint where a name came from but we can)

[@kenirish9190]

@@jamesodonoghue7481 I understand that, but my surname is Irish. Literally my last name is Irish. He came up with some ideas, but when my great great great grandparents came to the US they just listed them as “Irish” which became our surname.

[@ashgirl066]

My hometown is pretty obsessed with the Lewis and Clark expedition. The only guy who died on the trip died there, and we take pride in that for some reason 😂

[@Aquilarden]

"Sioux City - great place to die. Five stars." -Charles Floyd

[@RaScarabous]

I live in Loisville, Ky where their's a city obsession with the expedition as well and it hadn't even started yet when they were here. They just met up here and went down the Ohio river to the Mississippi to St. Louis to start the expedition. For years I thought the expedition started here.

[@PorkSodaBev]

I can’t think of traditions from my country, but I can think of quite a few from my valley. One is the “child jail”. It’s a jail cell people put their kids in and parade around one of the towns during its town founding. Another is the Christmas tree burning, which is where everyone in the valley throws their Christmas trees in a pile and lights it on fire.

[@CapriciousCapricorn]

We also have wakes here in the Philippines. However, instead of it being a time of mourning, people usually play mahjong, card games, and sing karaoke. It's normal for unknown guests or very distant relatives to visit the wake just to play cards.

[@Carpblub]

I'd love to see a video of you learning irish dancing, Kevin! And it was really interesting and fun to see those weird irish traditions :D One weird german tradition that instantly comes to my mind is setting up the may tree. During the night from april 30th to may 1st young men take a birch tree (aka may tree) and set it up infront of their crushes house. Other young men can try to steal the tree during this night, so you have to either guard your tree the whole night or make sure it's secured very well. If your tree makes it through the night and the woman reciprocates your feelings, you get rewarded with beer from the father, food from the mother and in the best case a kiss from the woman.

[@DBswag_]

Very interesting, might have to try that if the ol' online dating thing doesn't work out 😉

[@pedrovallefin8406]

Thats one weird tradition. Ho wdoes that even work? How do you even move the tree around? Do you have to plant it or...? It really sounds like something from a time long passed by.

[@Carpblub]

@@pedrovallefin8406 It's more common in villages than cities nowadays. And you just buy one of those trees. They're without roots so you have to use one of those christmas tree holders or use ropes or you come up with smth else and build it. Most use the holder combined with ropes tho and for transport we have cars and friends who help 🤷

[@Banana_Fusion]

I'm just imagining an absolute bloodbath, anarchy to the max, people with shotguns screaming their heads of at raiders trying to get their tree etc. I know that's not what it is, but it's fun to imagine

[@sergentboucherie]

I want a video of Kevin doing Irish dancing while doing the 12 pubs of Xmas with magpies

[@_nomad_of_novac_9884]

Bareback was the only thing I new about on the list(and that wacky "farming" thing)

[@flashkirby101]

6:52 That sad little ow at the end had me rolling. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

[@liam6157]

Showed this to my dad, his grandparents came to the US via Ellis island. Grandma Curran always made Irish soda bread in coffee tins because she was poor. Made my dad some proper Irish soda bread and showed him this video and he loved it. Thank you kevo

[@DBswag_]

That sounds lovely, soda bread is pretty good not gonna lie.

[@bobobsen]

So you're like 12.5% Irish lol

[@screwyourhandle]

@@bobobsen Racially and ethnically mixed people are everywhere (that's only going to become more true in the future) and we are allowed to appreciate our cultural heritage. Genetic percentages aren't as important as knowing your family history and traditions.

[@linneablossom9488]

Please show us how to dance Irish dancing! 😀 That would be entertaining AND educational ^^

[@brunettemouse3265]

100% agree, definitely could do a video on that lol

[@EmpressWylde]

In the Midwest America (I am from Kansas) we have cinnamon rolls with our chili and I have been told by a lot of people that it is the weirdest combination they've hear of. Also more of a personal family quirk, I don't know a ton of other people who were raised doing this, but I was also typically given a glass of milk with my chili. But milk is actually a great chaser for spicy foods.

[@IanTheWonderDog]

I'm from the Midwest (Wisconsin) and this is a weird combination to me. May be a Kansas thing?

[@AnnaLilySnapeo3o]

That is for sure a Kansas thing (Michigander here).

[@taylorgoff2099]

Are the rolls with icing or not? If they aren’t, then I can kinda see how that might work (since cinnamon has a bit of a smoky flavour and might add to chili), but if it is an iced cinnamon roll, that does sound a bit strange. At the least to this Colorado ex-pat that now resides in Canada.

[@gothicanimegirl44]

As a Kansan my cinnamon rolls and chili have always been separate like we have the chili then cinnamon rolls for dessert.

[@heratees2476]

As an Australian, I can say the majority of us always thank the bus driver. Other traditions include: Bunnings Sausage Sizzle: Bunnings Warehouse is a hardware shop that sells just about everything for home renovation - in addition to sausages. Just about every store has a stand outside selling cooked sausages and onions in a slice of bread with either tomato or bbq sauce. So it's a tradition to always grab one while shopping, some people make a trip to Bunnings just to get a sausage sizzle, one guy even flew his drone over to order one. Maccas Run: It's tradition for a night out of drinking always ends with a trip to Maccas (McDonald’s) or a stop at a greasy kebab shop or sketchy-looking van. This is known as a Maccas run, regardless of the greasy food chosen. Schoolies Week: When our Year 12s graduate, they go on a week long holiday to the Gold Coast called 'Schoolies'. Christmas in July: Because it's so hot in Australia we actually have two versions of xmas. Christmas in July is during the cooler months so we can have a fire, cook up a roast etc and then we celebrate Christmas in December with cold plates, seafood and meat on the barbie. The State of Origin: Every year two Aussie states, New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons battle it out in a best of three footie (rugby) match. This can divide families and friends about which state will win and there's lots of red vs blue costumes, colours, bets and banter. Doing a Shoey: Usually during a celebration like a sports win, but now seen at most parties, 'doing a shoey' is drinking alcohol out of a shoe. Yes the shoe you were just wearing. Never done it myself.

[@xo7336]

The baked bread reminds me of our own traditions in Louisiana and Creole culture. King cake has a little plastic baby inside (they used to be made of porcelain and used to be rings instead of a baby!) and the person that comes across it while eating buys the next one! Funny how cultures can sometimes intersect, thanks for sharing!

[@ingegaugerlarranaga4210]

Hold on, we have a REALLY similar tradition in spain as well!! Ours is a christmas traditon of eating a type of sweet bread in honor of “The Three Kings“, you know, the biblical figures. In each loaf, which is donut-shaped, theres some type of bead or even a miniature biblical figurine of the same size (its usually holy mary, jesus or a lamb as a representation of jesus, the holy lamb of god and all that). And similarly to your tradition, the person who gets the bead in their piece either pays for the loaf or has to buy another one. what a cool coincidence

[@Bandwagons]

​@@vasileandreichirila1880 This makes absolute sense as an origin because in Louisiana, we only have king cake between Epiphany and Mardi Gras.

[@saber2802]

@@Bandwagons I am guessing this must be a left over from some ancient Christian celebration they used to do at some point. Or perhaps Celtic, if I recall right, France and Spain did have a lot of "celts" in the area

[@Londonna11]

This is exactly what I thought of as well!

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

@@ingegaugerlarranaga4210 Here in Mexico it is pretty much the same, but it is only a baby Jesus plastic figurine and the person who gets the figurine, buys tamales on February 2nd.

[@sod6884]

New Zealand has similar things to wakes. We call them a tangi. The deceased are kept for three days so the family and friends can mourn together, tell stories, sing songs and comfort each other. Typically everyone stays those three days and sleeps in the same room as the deceased. In my family (everyone is slightly different) we never leave the passed alone, there is always at least one person sitting beside them. A tangi is usually celebrated by Maori, which are indigenous people of Aoetearoa but is open to anyone who knew the deceased.

[@gracekim25]

Cool to know other cultures do it too. I don’t think they do it in England but I haven’t been to many funerals in England so far😅

[@a_loyal_kiwi88]

New Zealand has wakes, they just aren't the same as the ones in Ireland. Wakes are typically known as a gathering after a funereal service. Tangi is a Maori tradition, and is only practiced by people with a direct connection to the Maori or the Maori themselves. And even then not all Maori practice it. The waves of forced Maori cultural revivification have heightened the numbers though.

[@Hibarin69]

As an Irish dancer of seventeen years, I have a desperate need to see Kevin make a glorious return to the sport

[@rosalie9824]

10:45 oh I've heard this! On some witchy website but they said it's supposed to be about crows, one for sorrow two for joy, three for a girl four for a boy, five for silver six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told, eight for a wish, nine for a kiss, ten for a bird you must not miss! I love this one, and I count the birds (but rooks because there are no crows in my area) everyday in the morning hahah I also made the Brigid's cross a few times! Also because of being a witch... On February 1st, as an Imbolc tradition

[@billierae4406]

These kind of videos make me realise how things I think are "normal"( while living in England) are actually due to my Great-Granny and Gran (and their siblings) who are Irish. It's weirdly comforting as that side of my family is disappearing but they've influenced me and will live on through my family.

[@mcssy]

Ukrainian people over here! So we also have a rather fun national dance, it's called gopak and it's pretty much like a breakdance. We don't learn it in schools (unfortunately), I think because it's a bit too physically challenging for kids (you can find videos if you like). We also have a weird goat tradition, so before Christmas people get dressed up in costumes that represent different characters and spirits, and then they go home to home (a bit like trick or treating) to tell people good wishes and such and usually get a bit of money or drink in return. My mom told me they used to take a goat with them back in the day, but later on started to dress up one of the participants as goat instead for obvious reasons lol We also have many food related traditions, but probably the most curious one is about kutia - it's a sweet porridge that you are supposed to cook for Christmas and before eating it, you take a spoon full and throw it on the ceiling - if most of porridge sticks to it, you are about to have a good year! We are also big on farming! I love Ireland and it's people so much :)

[@needfortweed8734]

Very interesting that Wakes still continue to be a thing. I attended the Leaves festival in Portlaoise back in 2019, and more specifically I was in the audience when famed Irish photographer John Minihan was talking about his photos, and more specifically the ones that were gather and sold in a book. That book was about a traditional Irish wake, but the way the subject was presented to us was as a tradition that had died out. The wakes no longer happened.

[@KrezalSkog]

I can't wait for Kevin to try and dive into "spanish" costumes and mithology only for him to discover that each part has completely different traditions :') But he might found familiar ones in north spain hahaha

[@CrumpetLove]

A weird tradition in Wales is Mari Lwyd, its basically people put a horse skull on a pole with a white sheet and they knock on peoples houses around Christmas to do a kind of "sing off" if you lose Mari Lwyd will come into your house and steal your food. I think it gives you good luck or something. its so bizarre though. I also thought everyone just thanked the bus driver? At least in Wales we still do that :) Also the magpie thing is so true :D

[@vincentcriscenzo1709]

I watched a Sam O Nella academy about that.

[@Littlemissaly]

Not enough people are utterly shocked at this tradition what the actual fuck

[@Rynewulf]

@@Littlemissaly probably because sadly like most Uk traditions it died out decades ago outside of top 10 quirky tradition lists

[@AustinTheKat]

I look forward to St. Patrick's day just because I can't wait to see what Irish things Kevin will show us

[@Rina.dot.]

I remember when I was in Ireland, everyone was very helpful because it will bring them luck for helping someone :) And pub music.. what an amazing experience!

[@DRChupacabrah]

This video was fun. I want to see a video of Kevin absorbing some of the culture in Spain!

[@paulinapaulina8564]

In Poland we have a tradition (we did it in elementary school in first three years (7-9year old children)) of drowning Marzanna. Its a straw doll dressed in old clothes. First we put her on fire, and then we throw her in river. Then she sails away with courent of the river brining us spring :) Edit: Marzanna is like 50cm tall.

[@adamallen7070]

😐😯😦😧

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

That definitely sounds like an eastern European thing.

[@wandauriel]

Finally! I was thinking about to write this ❤️ But it wasn't weird enough for me 😅

[@LurkerAnonymous]

You should use a real witch instead.

[@z0mb1egutzz]

@@LurkerAnonymous Marzanna isn’t a witch she’s a goddess lol

[@hannahj1981]

I’m American and I’m surprised how many of these traditions I grew up with around my maternal side of the family whose heritage was Irish. I remember the Brigid’s crosses everywhere in my grandmother’s house to ward off evil, the “fairies in the bread,” the magpies and other ‘signs,’ Tony-Tony-Turn-Around for St. Anthony, and so much MUSIC. I’m glad my mom’s side preserved so much tradition after fleeing the potato famine to America.

[@MaiaMirabell]

Aaaah but don'tt mention the famine. Or soup. ;)

[@seanmessick9330]

Anraith

[@secretlybees]

Did you ever hear "if you had a brain you'd be dangerous" growing up?

[@ZeeboidThrok]

​@@secretlybees My Grammy used to say, "If I had a brain, I'd take it out and play with it." 😂

[@emilyeggert-botkin5090]

If we don't get to see a video of Kevin learning to Irish dance I'll be so disappointed haha. I'd honestly love to see a whole series of him trying to learn new things, like the skateboarding video!

[@caranook]

I’m from Dublin, we don’t really celebrate the puck tradition here, but I’ll never forget when I went to a Gaeltacht in Kerry and got introduced to the tradition. I found it so bizarre, I was probably only fourteen or fifteen and we walked almost ten kilometres to the closest town for it. On the way my friends were trying to explain what it was to me in Irish, but because my Irish was never very good i thought I wasn’t understanding them correctly because of how strange it sounded! When we arrived and watched them hoist a goat up into a tower I was so confused, it was a really fun day though! I celebrated it a few more times since then, mainly if I just so happen to be in the west during the festivities. It’s a weird one alright, but it is a very friendly celebration!

[@Naruneyl]

About the Wake: reminded me of my grandma's funeral last month. It was pretty chill, we were trying to lift each other up with some jokes and fond memories, but it was also around 35ºc and it lasted from 10am to 4pm, so more exhausting than it had the right to. There was a building next to ours where another funeral was taking place and at some point we just...? decided to go there? for no reason, just curiosity? and then they visited our place too? Lol. Also, we bring food to funerals, and I remember someone arriving with a couple of full plastic bags, immediatly followed by their partner going around saying "hey folks ham just arrived! y'all hungry?", and everyone who went to eat couldn't stop talking about how tasty the fecking ham was. Heck, at some point I forgot I was eating and just stood there like a capybara munching on biscuits and downing grape juice. Such a surreal experience. I'm brazilian by the way, lmao.

[@akuma2918]

Kevin is the best example of how weird Ireland really is

[@akuma2918]

1:36 okay feck looks like I'm banned now :(

[@brooksbrocc]

I am kinda proud of myself for understanding half of that cinema introduction thing. I guess watching Irish youtubers since middle school has finally paid off.

[@silvermeasuringspoons6462]

I understand half of it too. And I’m really proud of myself cause English is my second language. I guess it’s might be because I don’t have an accent that I grew up with and be familiar with only one accent.

[@beniciobonilla2271]

Same, the only things I didn't understand were when it went a bit faster

[@hurpdurp123]

I understood half of it too, it just sounds like a thick us sourthern accent with the pitch inverted, which makes sence, becuase most of the irish who came to amerca settled in the south.

[@anonymouscandle1223]

My Nan was irish and the barmbrack with the ring in it just unlocked a memory I haven't thought about in years. Also thanking the bus driver is common in England, but when I visited family in Dublin last year, it was 50/50 on who thanked the driver but the doors for the bus was in the middle of the bus so you'd have to yell. 1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, 4 for a boy, 5 for silver, 6 for gold, 7 or a secret never to be told.

[@xMousey]

This was a great video, I would love a series of you talking about Irish traditions!