I recall a few years ago St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Sunday. Apparently, in Ireland, when that happens―because they can’t have people getting loaded on Sunday, and it doesn’t work to just do the party Saturday night and have everyone at Mass hung over―they actually moved St. Patrick’s Day to Friday the 15th. Worked out brilliantly for those of us in the States who were aware of the circumstance. I’d never heard of it before, but, hey, actually moving the holiday in order to get properly hammered makes perfect, wonderful, all-is-right-in-the-Universe sense.
The town I live in, most of the town shuts down for St Pats. Big parade and everything. The university takes off two days of classes so all the students have a four-day weekend to get wasted.
True story. I work as a teacher in California. So many teachers call in “sick” the day after the Super Bowl our district closes schools the monday after.
Ah yes, the two big amateur nights. New Years Eve and St. Patrick’s Day. Both followed by a tour through hangover city for those who don’t practice drinking year ’round.
Every year, Guinness seems to mount an ad campaign pushing for St. Patrick’s Day to become a national holiday. It’s mostly tongue-in-cheek, but the fact that New Year’s pulled it off might mean there’s hope for St. Patrick’s Day as well.
I think Drunk Bug makes a much better New Years mascot then the New Years baby.
I recall a few years ago St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Sunday. Apparently, in Ireland, when that happens―because they can’t have people getting loaded on Sunday, and it doesn’t work to just do the party Saturday night and have everyone at Mass hung over―they actually moved St. Patrick’s Day to Friday the 15th. Worked out brilliantly for those of us in the States who were aware of the circumstance. I’d never heard of it before, but, hey, actually moving the holiday in order to get properly hammered makes perfect, wonderful, all-is-right-in-the-Universe sense.
The town I live in, most of the town shuts down for St Pats. Big parade and everything. The university takes off two days of classes so all the students have a four-day weekend to get wasted.
What does a country (not a religious institution) care? Ireland doesn’t have freedom of religion then?
True story. I work as a teacher in California. So many teachers call in “sick” the day after the Super Bowl our district closes schools the monday after.
In Scotland we get TWO days off. They expect us to be *really* inebriated…
I think I found a new image to use as my avatar everywhere
http://i.imgur.com/W7sAh8L.png
Ah yes, the two big amateur nights. New Years Eve and St. Patrick’s Day. Both followed by a tour through hangover city for those who don’t practice drinking year ’round.
Gotta keep practicin’ everyday. Talent is learned, after all.
Every year, Guinness seems to mount an ad campaign pushing for St. Patrick’s Day to become a national holiday. It’s mostly tongue-in-cheek, but the fact that New Year’s pulled it off might mean there’s hope for St. Patrick’s Day as well.
Except Boston. Boston made up a state holiday so they’d have St. Patrick’s day off to get drunk. They call it Evacuation Day.
You obviously haven’t heard of the Jewish holiday of Purim…
I think it’s spelled “Bollocks”. That’s how I usually see it, at least.