St. Patrick's Day is one of my favourite special days. It's a day more for fun than anything else.
Parades, jokes, laughing, and gatherings with Irish foods and drink. Anyone can participate to the degree to which they are comfortable and, at the same time, one can bow out and devoid themselves of any celebration without any religious, sexual, or political ramifications..well at least where I live.(see note).
One only has to don an article of green clothing/ jewellery, or hair adornment , including green balloons, even if it's by mere happenstance; and one will be greeted by all as a co-celebrant in this primarily celebration of the Northern Hemisphere.
Songs are sung of the Emerald Isle, and jokes are made in good natured banter. Dancing is almost a requirement. The music made by fiddles, drums, and accordions abound.
Food is simple fare. Stew and potatoes. No special baking, no barred food items due to religion or history, and the best advantage for some...no fruit cake.
It truly is a day of simple Joie de Vive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=lHwg5KdAflg
note: Where I live St. Patrick's Day is the excuse used to serve Green Beer at the rink. No one cares what gender a leprechaun is and an Orange Man is just another name for the guy that drives the fruit truck from B.C.
Parades, jokes, laughing, and gatherings with Irish foods and drink. Anyone can participate to the degree to which they are comfortable and, at the same time, one can bow out and devoid themselves of any celebration without any religious, sexual, or political ramifications..well at least where I live.(see note).
One only has to don an article of green clothing/ jewellery, or hair adornment , including green balloons, even if it's by mere happenstance; and one will be greeted by all as a co-celebrant in this primarily celebration of the Northern Hemisphere.
Songs are sung of the Emerald Isle, and jokes are made in good natured banter. Dancing is almost a requirement. The music made by fiddles, drums, and accordions abound.
Food is simple fare. Stew and potatoes. No special baking, no barred food items due to religion or history, and the best advantage for some...no fruit cake.
It truly is a day of simple Joie de Vive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=lHwg5KdAflg
note: Where I live St. Patrick's Day is the excuse used to serve Green Beer at the rink. No one cares what gender a leprechaun is and an Orange Man is just another name for the guy that drives the fruit truck from B.C.
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