St. Patrick's Day made in the USA: Our green-filled holiday parties, traditions are more American than Irish
source: http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2010/03/st_patricks_day_made_in_the_us.html
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Only in America ... it's St. Patrick's Day -- at least as we've come to know it.
The traditions surrounding the religious-holiday-meets-expression-of-pride-meets-party-hearty-marathon have come a long way since a shepherd named Maewyn Succat became the patron saint of Ireland.
So much so that a Dubliner like Declan Synnott couldn't believe his eyes when he celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day in America.
"It was a culture shock," says Synnott, co-owner of the Charles Stewart Parnell Pub in Cleveland Heights. "In Ireland, you go to church and spend the day with your family. In America, it's a big party."
http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2010/03/st_patricks_day_made_in_the_us...
The traditions surrounding the religious-holiday-meets-expression-of-pride-meets-party-hearty-marathon have come a long way since a shepherd named Maewyn Succat became the patron saint of Ireland.
So much so that a Dubliner like Declan Synnott couldn't believe his eyes when he celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day in America.
"It was a culture shock," says Synnott, co-owner of the Charles Stewart Parnell Pub in Cleveland Heights. "In Ireland, you go to church and spend the day with your family. In America, it's a big party."
http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2010/03/st_patricks_day_made_in_the_us...
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