Call it simple ignorance, but every year when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, I find myself asking the same question, “Why do people drink on St. Patrick’s Day?” Is it an actual tradition genuinely associated with the holiday? Is it because the Irish just really like to drink? Or is it some widely received misinterpretation [...]

St. Patrick’s day at our house is something my children look forward to almost as much as Christmas, okay not that much but the excitement level does run high.
On the eve of St. Patrick’s day, I share with my children a little about leprechauns and their shenanigans. I tell them a story about how wealthy [...]

While there are many parades held throughout the world on St. Patrick’s Day, the best ones can actually be found in Ireland itself. Here you will actually find a lot of great parades to enjoy but the top 7 best ones include:

Dublin hosts a very vibrant and colorful parade that attracts thousands of people each [...]

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17, the day on which St. Patrick died. He is celebrated as the person who banished all of the snakes from Ireland. Of course, this is not a true story. It is simply believed because this story has been told for numerous years. In reality, this [...]

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St. Patrick’s day is celebrated throughout the world every year on March 17. On this day you may wish to have a traditional Irish themed menu. Since the colors of this country’s flag are green, orange and white, you may wish to incorporate these colors into your meal as well on this day. Here is [...]

Good Irish cooks always prepare special food for St. Patrick’s Day.  This is the day on which your grandmother’s recipes will be taken out, dusted off and recreated.  Even if you are not Irish, there are still plenty of web sites online that will help you to prepare some traditional Irish food to enjoy on [...]

The United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland are not the only countries to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Canada also gets into the act every March 17. Each year hundreds of thousands of Canadians descend to their local bar and partake in the festivities of green beer and wild times. Evan Canadians are Irish on [...]

In traditional times, St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated with the color blue. This color had long been associated with the Saint and his work. However, in modern times, green has replaced blue in cultural prominence. This occurred from the Irish people themselves wearing a shamrock on one’s clothing during the holiday. Many people throughout the [...]