St. Patrick’s Day is also called St. Paddy’s Day. It is a day to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. It’s celebrated on March 17, every year. It’s celebrated in many more countries than only Ireland. It is a very fun day in the United States. Even though it is an Irish Catholic holiday, almost everyone celebrates it these days.
In this post I’m going to concentrate on how we celebrate it in the United States. First of all, you should wear green or some kind of Irish clothes. If you don’t wear green you might get pinched. I remember this from when I was in elementary school and got pinched one year by many classmates because I forgot to wear green on St. Paddy’s day.
There are lots of Irish Pubs in the states and this day is huge for them. They have gigantic parties and everyone drinks beer, even green beer. these parties last into the wee hours of the night. They are so big that the parties don’t stay in the pub, they overflow into the streets.
For youngsters, they can buy green ice cream or shakes at many of the fast food restaurants.
Many cities, including mine, have big St. Patrick’s Day parades. Also, cities dye their rivers or water fountains green.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
For more information on this holiday go to: http://entangled.com/2010/03/14/st-patricks-day-in-ireland-vs-the-united-states/
Green…beer? Green…ice cream? Dying river water green? o_O Well, that’s a bit weird…and new to me actually, I thought all people did was dress in green lol.
Crazy, isn’t it? My daughter keeps reminding me… On March 17th, I have to get green ice cream!