St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. We spent a few days in Cork, Ireland last spring and saw a lot of St. Pat statues. He was a great man but he didn't do all of the things we hear about on his day.
For instance, there are still snakes in Ireland.
When my kids were growing up we celebrated everything. Like good grades (and bad grades if we really tried our best) and every holiday, large or small. Around St. Patrick's day we sometimes went to the Irish Store. Everything in the store is green and Irish. I still have several "Kiss Me I'm Irish" buttons from the store.
At meal time we got out the green food coloring and went crazy. Of course the mashed potatoes were green but sometimes the corned beef and sauerkraut as well.
St. Patrick's Day is a fun day. Some people like to drink a lot green beer and pick fights with the Scots. But you can have fun even if you don't.
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. Have some good clean green fun.
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