Happy Saint Patty's Day

Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Even if you do not celebrate I thought it would be nice to recognize the day. At work we all decided to come in green. Our boss's are treating us to Green Cookies and Green Beer (aka Ginger Ale). We have all decorate the department (as seen in some shots below). Then there was one person who did not wear any green and just sort of came and sat down at her desk. We went did you forget to wear Green for the party and she just looked at us and said "I do not celebrate any religious holiday." Ok I had to stop and think huh? A Holiday? I mean I know we celebrate it but is it really a religious holiday? So I let my fingers do the walking and here is what I learned.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.

On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore, and Russia.
In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick's Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world. Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland 's St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions, and fireworks shows.

So there you have it I learned something new yes its religious so you have to respect her for not participating. I wonder if that means she will not eat the cookies since after all she doesn't celebrate.

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