True, corned beef isn't Irish. Green beer isn't Irish. St. Patrick wasn't Irish and he didn't introduce Christianity to Ireland nor did he banish all the snakes. St. Patricks Day in Ireland is a religious holiday. In the United States it's based in part on what Irish immigrants ate in America because they were too poor to afford much of anything else. And they didn't save it for once a year. Our St. Patricks day is an Irish/ American concept embellished and enlarged upon by some people who would have trouble finding Ireland on a map. It's a fun holiday for anyone who wants to eat and drink too much and pretend they are a little bit Irish, if only for a day.
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True, corned beef isn't Irish. Green beer isn't Irish. St. Patrick wasn't Irish and he didn't introduce Christianity to Ireland nor did he banish all the snakes. St. Patricks Day in Ireland is a religious holiday. In the United States it's based in part on what Irish immigrants ate in America because they were too poor to afford much of anything else. And they didn't save it for once a year. Our St. Patricks day is an Irish/ American concept embellished and enlarged upon by some people who would have trouble finding Ireland on a map. It's a fun holiday for anyone who wants to ear and drink too much and pretend they are a little bit Irish, if only for a day.
True, corned beef isn't Irish. Green beer isn't Irish. St. Patrick wasn't Irish and he didn't introduce Christianity to Ireland nor did he banish all the snakes. St. Patricks Day in Ireland is a religious holiday. In the United States it's based in part on what Irish immigrants ate in America because they were too poor to afford much of anything else. And they didn't save it for once a year. Our St. Patricks day is an Irish/ American concept embellished and enlarged upon by some people who would have trouble finding Ireland on a map. It's a fun holiday for anyone who wants to drink too much and pretend they are a little bit Irish, if only for a day.
