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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so glad the general public hasn't discovered St. Joseph's Day. [/quote]

Why are you "so glad"? Who cares? If they discovered it and people wore red and ate zeppole, how would it change anything?

I'm Irish and I'm fully aware that a lot of Americans "celebrating" the day are just looking for an excuse to drink and act like fools. Whatever. The day is not personally important to me but can be a fun way to share my heritage with people if I want to. Sometimes my kids do a little show and tell at school with info about who St. Patrick was and why the day is celebrated, and it's fun for them to to be able to share something about their family heritage with friends. Otherwise it doesn't really matter. It's not some great insult nor is it a compliment. The history of the day in US is largely based on Irish immigrants seeking to celebrate their culture in the face of a lot of discrimination against Irish immigrants, so it's kind of nice to realize that's not going on anymore. Italians experienced similar treatment so as I'm sure you know.[/quote]

I didn't mean to offend. I am just finding some of the new traditions I'm reading here to be bizarre, like making a mess and changing the color of the liquid in the toilet. I grew up in Catholic schools and it was celebrated in normal ways like Irish music and food and wearing green. So I'm glad St. Joe is still celebrated the old school way with the cultural traditions. That's all. [/quote]

The stupid green food coloring crap isn't Irish and isn't about st. patricks' day. That's like someone drinking Corona and having nachos on Cinco de Mayo. It doesn't actually mean anything.[/quote]

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