Today we celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. You don’t need to be Irish or even Catholic for that matter to get caught up in the festivities that abound in America on Saint Patrick’s Day. Most of how this day is celebrated wasn’t brought from Ireland but rather is American born. The Irish have better things to do than dye their rivers green.
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Today the World is Irish
There are two days a year when everyone seems willing to change their nationalities. The first is today, when everyone is Irish. The other is May 5, when the entire state of California embraces their Mexican roots.
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Today is the forth Friday of Lent. It is a day set aside for abstinence. It is also the Feast Day of Saint Patrick. As a feast day for the Patron Saint of Ireland, the Irish have been granted a special dispensation. That means if you are Irish Catholics, Corned Beef is okay fine.
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Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, is forever destined to fall during the Lenten Season. While Lent itself changes, with Ash Wednesday as early as February 4 or as late as March 10, Saint Patrick’s Day is always within the Lenten cycle.
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Each year on March 17, America becomes one giant Emerald Isle for an entire day. We wear green clothing, guzzle green beer and in Chicago, even dye the rivers green. All things thought to be Irish are actually American Made.
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