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TODAY

Now that COVID is finally under some semblance of control, it’s time to
celebrate old traditions again. From green beer to corned beef and cabbage, St.
Patrick’s Day is here and it’s time to party like it’s 2019. But what exactly
are we celebrating and how do other countries enjoy the festivities? In this
Daily Dose we explore the significance of the Irish patron saint’s day and the
various way people observe it — plus we’ll whet your appetite for some other
festive events. Grab a glass and get ready to raise a toast. Sláinte!

— By Peter R. Clark





THE CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION

The Patron Saint of Ireland

St. Patrick’s Day started in 1631 as a celebration of St. Patrick, the patron
saint of Ireland who died on March 17, 461. Born on the western frontier of the
Roman Empire in what is now Wales, he claimed he was captured by Irish raiders
as a teenager and forced to work for a local chieftain in the north of Ireland.
There he found faith during six years of captivity before he escaped and made
his way home. He found his calling with the church, taking the name Patricius,
and decided to return to Ireland and spread his faith. He was sainted for his
efforts to convert Irish Druids into Christians.

The Symbols and Legends

Today’s celebrations are a long way from the sober and devout remembrance of a
holy figure, but some elements of St. Patrick’s history remain. What began as a
traditional feast day has evolved to focus more on drinks than on food, a shift
some attribute to its close proximity to Lent and an excuse to take a day off
from abstinence. While some legends — like St. Patrick driving all of the snakes
from Ireland — sound like pure mythology today, the tale that he used a
three-leafed shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity persists as a symbol of both
his adopted country and his holiday. Even the day’s color palette is symbolic,
as a nod to the Emerald Isle’s lush green landscape.





A WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION

Coming to America

The United States has a long history of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, and in
fact many of the holiday’s traditions have American origins. Boston claims to be
the first place in the New World to celebrate the saint’s day, beginning with a
1737 dinner hosted by Presbyterians from Northern Ireland. They launched the
Charitable Irish Society, which still holds annual St. Patrick’s Day dinners and
claims to be the oldest Irish organization in North America. Cities across the
U.S. put on parades full of green-clad Irish dancers, pipers and marching bands
while spectators dress like leprechauns and drink green beer. Chicago famously
dyes its river green.

Homefront Celebrations

In Britain and Ireland, the celebration is much more rooted in the church. Until
the 1970s, pubs in Ireland were required to close on March 17, but in 1995 the
government started promoting the holiday as a way to boost tourism. While
celebrations have been muted in the past few years due to the pandemic, this
year marks a return to in-person events. London held its St. Patrick’s Day
parade on Sunday, drawing a crowd of 50,000. Across Ireland, festivities are
expected to kick off today and run through the weekend in a long-overdue
full-force celebration.

Global Greening

In recent years Ireland has launched the Global Greening initiative to celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day around the world by encouraging nations to illuminate
monuments and landmarks with emerald lights. Hundreds of icons have gone green,
from the Sydney Opera House in Australia to Canada’s Niagara Falls to Germany’s
Funkturm, a former broadcasting tower in Berlin. This year Ireland is suspending
the usual greening and encouraging participants to instead display blue and
yellow in solidarity with Ukraine. Tourism Ireland says it’s looking forward to
the “biggest ever Global Greening” next year in what they hope will be “a more
peaceful world.”





THE PROVISIONS

The Quintessential Brew

For many partiers it wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day without Guinness. The dark
Irish stout known for its hypnotic pour is smooth, frothy and low in alcohol
compared to its stout brothers and sisters. Brewing since 1759 in Dublin,
Guinness has been a staple of the festival and is drunk in unfathomable amounts
— 13 million pints in the U.S. alone — on March 17.

The Food Coma Celebration

Not to be confused with the alcoholic shot of the same name, the “Irish
breakfast” is a hearty meal that’s delicious at any time, but has cultural
significance on St. Patrick’s Day. It is a heavy feast of bacon, sausages, eggs,
mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and baked beans. What sets it apart from a “full
English” breakfast is the addition of a type of sausage called black pudding —
also known as “blood pudding” after its most notable ingredient — and soda
bread. The only problem with a good Irish breakfast? The desire to go right back
to sleep afterwards.

The Not-So-Traditional Meat

What many Americans know as a traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal is actually
about as Irish as Lucky Charms. While corned beef and cabbage is popular
stateside, traditionally people in Ireland were more likely to feast on soda
bread and pork stew. In the old days, beef was too expensive for ordinary Irish
people, so it wasn’t until immigrants reached America that they began cooking
with beef. And the salt-cured, slow-cooked beef brisket that we know as corned
beef was likely purchased at kosher delis, meaning our favorite St. Patrick’s
Day fare is more Jewish than Irish.



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The Largest Volksfest Around

If you’re staying sober today, don’t worry — there are plenty of opportunities
to raise a glass throughout the year. Munich’s Oktoberfest, which takes place
from mid-September to the beginning of October, is the largest of the Volkfests,
or People’s Festivals. It started with the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince
Louis and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in October of 1810, when
regular citizens were invited to celebrate their union. The festival became such
a hit that it expanded to include horse races, fun fairs, parades, dance parties
— and of course drinking a lot of beer — and it’s now celebrated the world over.

A Drinking Holiday of Another Feather

Mardi Gras may be over for this year, but the good news is you have almost a
whole year to prepare for the party of all parties in New Orleans. Like other
Carnivals around the world, Mardi Gras was originally a pre-Lenten feast when
Christians indulged before giving up their favorite vices for Lent. But with its
own special Louisiana flavor, “Fat Tuesday” has evolved into a cultural festival
of arts, food, music and copious amount of alcohol. In fact, it tops the list of
American holidays with the highest alcohol intake.

When Old Becomes New

The second-highest alcohol consumption holiday is none other than New Year's Eve
as partygoers toast the previous year all evening before raising a glass to the
new year when the clock strikes midnight. Whether you’re celebrating the lunar
new year or the Gregorian calendar, it’s an occasion worthy of a toast. The
first recorded new year party was in ancient Babylon over 4,000 years ago when
they celebrated the first new moon following the vernal equinox. And that’s one
more occasion to celebrate: The vernal equinox is this Sunday, March 20 — just
enough time to recover from St. Patrick’s Day.



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