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Today is March 17th, St. Patrick's Day.
Since my family is not Irish or Catholic, St. Patrick's Day was not a really big deal in our house. However, growing up near NYC, we had a huge parade, which always seemed to be made up of endless numbers of police and firemen. It wasn't until I was much older (and not living in NY anymore) that I made the connection between the huge numbers of folks of Irish descent who were police or firefighters (duh!).
In college, I was introduced to the wonders of green beer and drank quite a bit of it.
In Chicago, I was amazed to see the Chicago River dyed green. Yes, it really is green. I had never seen anything like it.
Tonight, we are having corned beef and cabbage, courtesy of my husband who has alot of "O'Dwyer" and "Donegan" in his blood.
What other memories or family traditions do people have for St. Patrick's?
L
Since my family is not Irish or Catholic, St. Patrick's Day was not a really big deal in our house. However, growing up near NYC, we had a huge parade, which always seemed to be made up of endless numbers of police and firemen. It wasn't until I was much older (and not living in NY anymore) that I made the connection between the huge numbers of folks of Irish descent who were police or firefighters (duh!).
In college, I was introduced to the wonders of green beer and drank quite a bit of it.
In Chicago, I was amazed to see the Chicago River dyed green. Yes, it really is green. I had never seen anything like it.
Tonight, we are having corned beef and cabbage, courtesy of my husband who has alot of "O'Dwyer" and "Donegan" in his blood.
What other memories or family traditions do people have for St. Patrick's?
L