How do you spend your St. Patricks Day?

That’s not true about the parades. They are everywhere: Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago. Seriously, most major cities have the parades.

Then there is much drinking and green beer and everyone wears a green article of clothing.

Really? I’ll have to have a word with my informers. lol

I’m in California. San Diego is having a St. Patty’s day block party this weekend. A few of my friends are going on a 3 day cruise, and some are going to Vegas. Me… I’ve got a date with this cute blonde chick I met last week at a bar. =]

Happy St Paddy’s Day to you (it is the 17th here already). I am in Australia by the way. I am going to the markets. That’s about it. I am not of Irish descent so apart from being happy for those who do celebrate, I don’t get into it myself.

Generally, there will be lots of people drinking in Irish pubs today. There was a parade (I didn’t see it on the 10th March – don’t know why it was on the 10th). There is also a week long Irish festival.

Our parade was last weekend…that way it doesn’t get in the way of everyone going to drink beer at 6am tomorrow ;) Generally one of the major beer companies here (Milwaukee) pays for free bus rides so people don’t drink & drive.

The Milwaukee River will most likely be green. Sometimes there’s a rubber duck race. Other than that it’s green beer, Guiness and corned beef…along with the Lent pardon from the diocese.

My son will wake up to gifts left by a Leprechaun.

Yes, the parades are everywhere, even small towns.

Right now my daughter is building a leprechaun trap and we might make shamrock cookies tomorrow. That’s about it for us this year.

In the UK, St Paddy’s day is little more than an excuse to get drunk on Guinness in pubs decorated in orange and green, and to pretend you have Irish ancestry.

Same here @Bent. It’s basically an excuse to spend the entire day in a tavern.

@Bent – That’s not entirely true throughout all of the UK. In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s day is a solemn religious holiday to many people (although plenty of beer gets spilled by many others). Catholics take it more seriously than do Protestants.

@HungryGuy The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK. However I’m sure what you say is true of Northern Ireland which is. There are strong Irish communities in cities like Liverpool and Manchester – having lived in or near both cities I’ve found that the drinking seems to apply as much (if not more so) there than elsewhere.

Catholics take it more seriously than do Protestants.

Yep @HungryGuy. Catholics tend to be the ones drinking and eating meat, as we get a pardon from Lent for the day ;)

Trying & failing to get Brad Pitt’s irish accent outta my head.

Sober.

We don’t celebrate that here, but we have Saint-Jean-Baptiste day, which is Québec’s national holiday. Celebrating something about not being Communists anymore. I forgot.
That was a joke.
Big events, parades, activities and everything for two days in early Summer.

It’s also a big huge excuse to get totally tanked, drunk and fit shaced. Parties everywhere, drinking binges, it’s all there. Although I have a history of drinking, I drink on my own and don’t need any special reason. I’ve never really celebrated this, I doubt I’d celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day either, if it’s anything similar to this.

I sure loved Canada Day back when I lived in Winnipeg though Either way, have a good one! ^^

I’m in America. Many will wear something green, even in the schools many of the kids will don green clothing. Shamrock earings and pins will be worn also. As people said above many many cities will have parades, some rivers will run green. Lots of green beer will be flowing. It’s a big bar (pub) night in almost every city small and large across America. Some restaurants might add some typical Irish dishes as specials. St. Patty’s day is practically an “American” holiday here.

Oh, and in the supermarket there will be cakes, cupcakes, and cookies iced with green frosting, or green sprinkles.

Just got back from the supermarket and they actually had packages of corned beef merchandised in the produce section next to the cabbage!

Ughh. :S Corned Beef is rotten. lol