I’m of the belief that St Patrick’s Day falls in line with Ground Hog’s Day and Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, and other holidays that fall within the absolute worst parts of winter– most of us are so tired of the endless dreary winter that we will grasp any holiday just to make something special out of it. Sure there are legitimate holidays like National Gorilla Suit Day ™ but most are just distractions.
Living in the Northeast I know more than my share of Irish folks– the truly Irish that I know don’t wear green, they may or may not have corned beef and cabbage and if they do it’s with family, not in a pub.
Worcester being a College Town I’m sure the pubs were full yesterday, mostly with cosplay Irish folks, but take heart my friends, while old man winter certainly can throw a nasty bit of weather at us, our old friend the Spring Sun will wipe it out- because no matter what the calendar says, Winter is over.
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