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ST PATRICK'S DAY
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St Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (AD 387-461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. It originated as a Catholic holiday and became an official feast in the early 17th century. It has gradually become more of a secular celebration of Irish culture.
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This year, St Patrick's day was on a Thursday, one of the days we have lunch at the Centre. So the menu consisted of Irish stew, followed by green and orange jelly with white ice cream and Pat's delicious apple cake, ginger cake and tea loaf, as the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem warbled in the background.
“Why did you celebrate St Patrick’s Day?” I was inevitably asked. “You’re not Irish.” To which I can only say: I remember being in Massachusetts on St Patrick’s Day and listening on the car radio to a description of the parade in either Boston or Springfield. “Hey, I’m Jewish” the commentator said, “but today, everybody’s Irish.” At the Centre, we enjoy celebrating, irrespective of nationality, especially with delicious home-cooked food.
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John Quysner, 14/03/2011 |
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