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Having a parade on St Patrick's Day, who is the patron saint of Ireland seems to be the best way to celebrate.
Often immigrants who live in other countries observe these traditions even more, because they feel the lack of their culture more than when they were surrounded by it, and did not have to make a special effort.
So today all around the world people will be celebrating St Patrick's day with green everywhere and the shamrock the emblem of Ireland prominently displayed everywhere.
Families will gather for special meals to celebrate. and much Guinness will be drunk all over the world, in the many Irish pubs.
Happy St Patrick's day!
answered 2 years ago
In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is used by the government as a key venue for national affirmation and an opportunity to showcase Irish national culture to the world. Government organized, or sponsored, parades and festivals are seen by Ireland's political leaders as prime opportunities to introduce Ireland to the world, but also to promote a sense of solidarity among people of Irish descent living in other countries.
St Patrick's Day parades are also hugely popular in many Canadian cities, that have been traditionally home to large Irish communities. Perhaps most notable of these cities is Montreal, where the Irish have lived side-by-side with the French majority and other English speakers. Here, St. Patrick's Day parades are less about religion and the arrival of the Christian faith to Ireland, but rather about cultural self-affirmation.
There is also another very significant component to Saint Patrick's Day parades. These are very colourful events, where most people dress up in various shades of green, thus signalling a much anticipated break with long, Canadian winters, when the ground is usually covered with a thick blanket of ice and snow for over four months, from late November to about mid-March. Over the centuries, people have thought that the colour green can have therapeutic effects on people who live in cool and rainy (and snowy) climates, something which applies to both Ireland and to Canada.
answered 2 years ago
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parades are a brilliant way to celebrate!
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