Comments on: A loyal wearer of the green http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: FridayLeap http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/#comment-271186 FridayLeap Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:42:09 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/#comment-271186 Wow. That explains a lot. I live in Ireland (although I'm not Irish) and most adults I know don't really make a big deal out of Paddy's Day (which is how my Irish friends and family refer to it). For young adults it's one of the three big drinking and partying nights of the year (the other two being New Year's Eve and Halloween) and kids will dress up a bit with face paint and silly green hats and so on and will probably be taken to a parade, but that's about it. This year I happen to be in Texas on business on March 17 and it's a very strange experience for me. Several people have taken me to task for not wearing green and I really couldn't understand why as no adult I know in Dublin makes a thing of wearing green today. And it seems really strange to me to see staid, middle-aged folks overwhelmingly dressed in green and often wearing shiny green beads and shamrock badges. Guess my mistake was to confuse the Irish Paddy's Day with the American St Patrick's Day - they're clearly not quite the same thing at all. Wow. That explains a lot.

I live in Ireland (although I’m not Irish) and most adults I know don’t really make a big deal out of Paddy’s Day (which is how my Irish friends and family refer to it). For young adults it’s one of the three big drinking and partying nights of the year (the other two being New Year’s Eve and Halloween) and kids will dress up a bit with face paint and silly green hats and so on and will probably be taken to a parade, but that’s about it.

This year I happen to be in Texas on business on March 17 and it’s a very strange experience for me. Several people have taken me to task for not wearing green and I really couldn’t understand why as no adult I know in Dublin makes a thing of wearing green today. And it seems really strange to me to see staid, middle-aged folks overwhelmingly dressed in green and often wearing shiny green beads and shamrock badges. Guess my mistake was to confuse the Irish Paddy’s Day with the American St Patrick’s Day - they’re clearly not quite the same thing at all.

]]> By: The Gonzman http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/#comment-269122 The Gonzman Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:32:01 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/#comment-269122 Let's also not forget June 9th; St Columba's day, the Patron Saint of Scotland. Because one day of Gaelic partying is not enough.... Let’s also not forget June 9th; St Columba’s day, the Patron Saint of Scotland.

Because one day of Gaelic partying is not enough….

]]> By: Fr Chris http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/#comment-268822 Fr Chris Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:36:06 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/03/15/a-loyal-wearer-of-the-green/#comment-268822 Just FYI, Monday is only St Patrick's Day for liturgical traditionalists who use pre-Conciliar Roman books. AFAIK, it's completely suppressed in the Episcopal kalendar and was moved to Friday by the Roman church for those who follow the modern kalendar. Just FYI, Monday is only St Patrick’s Day for liturgical traditionalists who use pre-Conciliar Roman books. AFAIK, it’s completely suppressed in the Episcopal kalendar and was moved to Friday by the Roman church for those who follow the modern kalendar.

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