Mar 16 2009
When Is St. Patrick’s Day? St Patrick’s Day 2009 Celebrations
When is St. Patrick’s Day? St. Patrick’s Day 2009 is on Tuesday, March 17th. St. Patrick’s Day should really be called St. Patrick’s Days instead of just one day, due to the number of days the St. Patrick’s Holiday is celebrated with parades, four-leaf clovers, shamrocks, Leprechauns and other fanfare.
St. Patrick’s Day food for the Irish includes corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread, spinach, asparagus, leafy green vegetables, potatoes or rice with parsley, and a minty green dessert like sherbet are included in the traditional Irish and Irish-American dishes built around a “green” theme.
On Wiki, St. Patrick’s Day is Ireland’s national holiday and almost always occurs around Lent. St. Patrick’s Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Montserrat. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, but is not an official holiday.
St. Patty’s Day parades, parties and celebrations are always a part of this “green” Irish holiday, with St. Patrick’s Day crafts and trivia being nearly as important as the St. Patrick’s Day recipes to enjoy during the festive day of Leprechauns and Irish foods.
“The wearing of the green” means to wear a shamrock on one’s clothing, and in case you weren’t aware, St. Patrick’s Day blue (not green) was the original color associated with St. Patrick’s Day with Ireland and Irish people.
Are you wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day 2009, or perhaps enjoying delicious Irish recipes, drink and associated celebrations where you live?
