St. Patricks Day Celebrations

St. Patricks Day is one of the most fun holidays and celebrations for people of all ages. Although the tradition of celebrating St Patricks Day started in Ireland, there are numerous St Paddy's day parades all over the world now. In fact, St Patricks Day is so much fun that non-Irish people have also developed a fascination with this holiday. If you want to learn more about St Patty's Day and how you can celebrate it with you family, your friends and your community you have come to the right place.

St Patricks Day is an official holiday in Ireland. Although it is not an official holiday in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand or the United States, it is still very much celebrated by many people. Traditionally St. Patricks Day was observed by Irish people, people of Irish ancestry, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Eastern Orthodox people. However today anyone can partake in St. Patricks Day celebrations without necessarily being a part of a certain religion or ethnic background. That is the beauty of St. Patricks Day celebrations: they include everyone who is interested. This is due to the fact that the Irish have very welcoming and humble joyous personalities and seek to include people and bring cheer to everyone.

So what can you do to celebrate St. Patricks day exactly? First, you should find out when is St Patricks Day this year. After you have got that covered, you should clear your calendar and find out if there are any parades for St Patricks Day in your local area. If there aren't you might consider getting a car pool together to the biggest city nearby that has a parade organized. Alternatively you could watch the parades on television, but be sure to invite all of your friends and family members over, since St Patricks day is best celebrated with many people and lots of great food and drink. What food should you serve to your guests on St Paddy's Day? What about the best St Patricks Day drinks for your invitees?

I suggest you make some fun Irish shamrock inspired treats like cookies, cakes and so on. As for Irish or St Patricks Day drinks, beer is one the constants. However if you would prefer to keep your party kid friendly you can opt for any green drink or add some fun green coloring to your water for the day.

Happy St Patricks Day everyone! If you have any other St Patricks Day tips, stories or fun facts to share feel free to e-mail them to me since I am always looking to enhance this page.