Do you celebrate St Patrick’s Day if you’re not of Irish Descent

[Anonymous]

It's an excuse to drink and eat beef so yes.

[Anonymous]

I got shamrock earrings for my DD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Growing up, I really hated st. Patrick's day. I never remembered to wear green and always had to endure jokes and threats of being pinched.

Now my kids are in Catholic school and it is even a bigger deal and I still dislike it. My kids are again the only ones who almost always forget to wear green.

Does your family have some sort of memory issue? This is all very bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Another quasi-holiday that’s been commercialized and lost all meaning. I don’t blame American Catholics and Irish-Americans and Irish-American Catholics who celebrate, since I know it comes out of decades of anti-Irish and anti-Catholic attitudes in this country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When did the leprechaun trap, etc stuff start? Elf on Shelf fallout or precursor or what?

We just had kiss me I'm Irish buttons.

It’s within the past decade or so because no one did this even when my teens were little. I’m half Irish American and always celebrate with Irish music and either Irish food or Irish American food. And usually Irish beer but not getting drunk. And yes the wearing of the green and definitely no orange unless it’s the flag. When the kids were little we also read folk tales.
the leprechaun traps drive me nuts because if you know anything about Irish follllre you know the last thing you want is to capture one of the fairy folk. That always ends very badly. They are wee little tricksters and their magic brings nothing good.

PS if anyone wants something fun with their kids, watch Song of the Sea!

Yeah all this stuff (leprechaun traps, green toilets, valentines nonsense, elf on shelf) exploded the past 10 years because everyone wants to post it to socials to show what great mommies they are. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

We married in a St Patrick’s church. That’s our only Irish connection. My tradition is to make zucchini bread, gluten-free spinach scones, have tea, and turn a little bit mischievous 😉 for a couple of hours.

[Anonymous]

Yes. We also celebrate Groundhog Day even though we are not rodents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. We also celebrate Groundhog Day even though we are not rodents.

How do you celebrate Groundhog Day? Please be specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. We also celebrate Groundhog Day even though we are not rodents.

How do you celebrate Groundhog Day? Please be specific.

DP. Dress in a top hat and tails. Use my Pennsylvania accent for the day.

[Anonymous]

St Patrick rid Ireland of snakes so that you and your kids could dress up in green and build leprechaun traps at school. How is this even a question? St. Patrick's day is for EVERYONE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up, I really hated st. Patrick's day. I never remembered to wear green and always had to endure jokes and threats of being pinched.

Now my kids are in Catholic school and it is even a bigger deal and I still dislike it. My kids are again the only ones who almost always forget to wear green.

Does your family have some sort of memory issue? This is all very bizarre.

Is it? To me, it is just a random day. Would I randomly remember to do something special on say, June 6 every year? No, I would not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Growing up, I really hated st. Patrick's day. I never remembered to wear green and always had to endure jokes and threats of being pinched.

Now my kids are in Catholic school and it is even a bigger deal and I still dislike it. My kids are again the only ones who almost always forget to wear green.

Does your family have some sort of memory issue? This is all very bizarre.

Is it? To me, it is just a random day. Would I randomly remember to do something special on say, June 6 every year? No, I would not.

Stores are full of merch, signs are up.

[Anonymous]

Green drinks? Covered with my daily celery juice.
Green attire? Socks and shamrock earrings
Potatoes? Sure. Fries or shepherd's pie
Leprechauns? Sure. I sprinkle clover seeds in my lawn.
Wealth? Buy lottery tickets. Kids get some chocolate coins in gold foil.

What do we read, watch, try our hands - History and facts about Ireland, St Patrick, celtic knots, River dance, watch some Irish movies etc, read about notable Irish Americans, also - racism against Irish immigrants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Green drinks? Covered with my daily celery juice.
Green attire? Socks and shamrock earrings
Potatoes? Sure. Fries or shepherd's pie
Leprechauns? Sure. I sprinkle clover seeds in my lawn.
Wealth? Buy lottery tickets. Kids get some chocolate coins in gold foil.

What do we read, watch, try our hands - History and facts about Ireland, St Patrick, celtic knots, River dance, watch some Irish movies etc, read about notable Irish Americans, also - racism against Irish immigrants.

PS - While I would love to watch a parade, I ignore the drinking culture and I won't wear anything that I reduces the Irish people to a caricature or stereotype. I find that very offensive. I am not Irish or White or Christian. So, I am very glad that all can participate and it is a fun experience. . Very generous of the Irish people. But, I am using this opportunity for my kids to actually understand the history behind a people and the nation - rather than do silly things like spill green color in waterways or milk etc. This is frankly - disturbing and wasteful to me.

[Anonymous]

I noticed a lot of Black people celebrating in DC yesterday. Fun crowd.