I know I spout my Irish side like crazy. I know sometimes, if not all times, people get tired of me relating to everything about my Irish side. This may sound sacrilege sounding, but I’m not a fan of St. Patrick’s day. It’s either a day of celebrating the stereotype of Ireland – leprechauns, pots of gold, beer and more beer or a day to celebrate St. Patrick himself. It’s a day where people go to have an excuse to drink and party and a day pubs and bars celebrate as much as Christmas. People celebrate being Irish, but do they celebrate the Book of Kells, the Gift of Gab, the Irish language or do they celebrate it by going out to bars and getting hammered? Maybe it’s me being Miss Grumpy pants when it comes to the day that celebrates Ireland, but really? No I don’t like St. Patrick’s Day.
Saint Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17, the date of Patrick’s death. It is celebrated both in and outside of Ireland, as both a liturgical and non-liturgical holiday. In the dioceses of Ireland it is both a solemnity and a holy day of obligation and outside of Ireland, it can be a celebration of Ireland itself. (via Wikipedia)
I’m not a religious person, I’m not a Christian, I believe people have their own faiths and have the right to believe and say what they want. The only holiday I truly believe in is Christmas, not for the religious aspect, but for the give to others and celebrate family and friends. St. Patrick’s Day was originally a day to celebrate a Christian missionary that brought light to the dark pagans in the land of green. I have an issue with people who spout that their faith is deeper better and try to convert others. Paganism is something that should be disdain in the modern world, but really it’s just a word to mean different. How can the Christian faith say Paganism is wrong because of the sacrifices they create in order to appeal to gods of nature, when they themselves sacrifice thousands in the name of one ‘god’.
It is said that Patrick himself created a bonfire on a near hill, when the high king was on the Hill of Tara (the island’s political and spiritual capital), competing for dominance of Ireland. Was he really a Saint to be celebrated? Despite not liking the day doesn’t give me the excuse not to complete goal number 10 drink green beer on St. Patricks day ;)
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