Prime Time is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day celebration with drink specials, Irish food and live music performances until 1 a.m.
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He drove all the snakes from Ireland – According to legend Patrick drove all the snakes from the Emerald Isle.
One of the reasons why shamrock is used as a symbol of St. Patrick’s Day is that he used it frequently to represent Holy Trinity.
With over 7,000 Irish themed pubs to choose from worldwide, people definitely aren’t short of choices for St. Patrick’s Day.
If you need a safe ride home on St. Patrick’s Day, AAA is also offering it’s Tow To Go service for free. The Catholic church traditionally celebrates saint’s on their day of the death since it is believed that is the day that they enter into Heaven.
Amid the festivities is a parade of stereotypes – leprechauns, shamrocks, the colour green and, of course, a pint or 10 of Guinness at the local Irish pub. Among respondents to the NRF survey, 88.9 percent of younger lads and lassies (18-24) said they’d be wearing the color on March 17. Go on writing “Happy St Patty’s Day”.
The actual “traditions” of wearing green, drinking Irish or green beer, and pinching anyone not wearing green are strictly US customs.
Indeed, until the late 20 century, the day was more widely embraced by the honorary Irish in places such as Australia than it was in Ireland. It’s mainly an excuse for people to march in parades, wear green, and down way too much green beer and Guinness.
St. Patrick Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Montserrat. The holiday falls smack in the middle of Lent, when Christians typically give up indulgences like alcohol for the 40 days before Easter.
St. Patrick – brace yourself – was not actually Irish. The Food Network points out some of the tastiest items include corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, and Irish soda bread.
But Freeman said, “There’s no evidence St. Patrick ever did that”.
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St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most widely celebrated holidays of the year, when people from all walks of life slip on whatever shades of green they own to celebrate Irish history and culture.
