Luck o' the Irish?
So, I'm Irish. Well, I'm really Scottish. Actually, I'm from the Isle of
Jersey, but they all came from Ireland originally.
But I don't really understand the pull of this particular Feast of St.
Patrick. It's like St. Valentine's Day: it is a celebration of a martyr and
everyone has forgotten the real reason behind it in pursuit of their own
laviscious . . . um . . . pursuits.
I mean basically, St. Patty's Day is an excuse for everyone, regardless of
ethnicity, to get smashed. That's what SATURDAYS are for. Canada Day.
Christmas. New Year's (also a lovely Scottish holiday). Why do you need a
reason? At least on Robbie Burns Day we celebrate Scottish culture by
lifting a Tennet's the Poet himself.
But all this hoopla for a bunch of snakes?
Posted by Ally at March 17, 2006 09:30 AM