Re: ☘️ St. Patrick's Day Dinner? ☘️ 3/17/2025

ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:41:52 +0000, Bruce wrote:

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What's St Patrick's Day? Do we have to start drinking enormous
quantities of beer and then go to confession?
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Places such as Boston and other cities with a large
Irish population have parades on this day with the
wearing of green pretty much mandatory.  I don't
know about whether these cities serve green beer
but bars and clubs throughout the country serve
this tinted brew on this day.

She is just trolling you (as per her usual, lol!), Joan, it's *widely*
celebrated in Australia:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation:
What is St Patrick's Day? Here's why it's celebrated in Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/what-is-st-patricks-day/105043182
"How is St Patrick's Day celebrated in Australia?
While it began as an Irish holiday, the Irish Diaspora spread around the
world brought the celebration to the global stage...
Australians particularly love celebrating St Patrick’s Day, perhaps
because so many Australians have some Irish ancestry...
At one time, 25 per cent of the population in Australia were Irish,
according to Charles Sturt Univiersity's Centre for Christianity and
Culture...
St Patrick's Day events and celebrations are organised in major cities
and include Catholic masses, parades, festivals, and community events
featuring Irish music, dance performances, and displays of the Irish
flag..."
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