Celebrate St Patrick's Day
10 Ways to Celebrate St Patricks Day
01 Mar, 2022
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know that St Patricks Day is Ireland’s largest holiday and a day that they pay tribute to the patron saint. Although, celebrations have changed somewhat since the holiday started. St Patricks Day is now celebrated all around the globe. With more recognition than ever, and a chance to have some well-deserved post lockdown fun, we have put together some ways you can enjoy your St Patricks Day with friends and family.
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5 ways you can celebrate St Patricks Day
1. Everything green - Since 1963 Chicago has coloured it’s river green to celebrate St Patricks Day and it is commonly known that in other cities around the world they colour their beer too. Perhaps you could colour
Juice – for children’s parties
Alcohol – for adult parties
Swimming pools – for pool parties
Jelly – for all parties
Cake
Other ways you can incorporate green into your St Patricks Day festivities
You could ask your guests to dress in green from head to toe
Green party décor
Green buffet – a selection of delicious naturally green and coloured green foods
2. Shamrocks – shamrocks are the national flower of Ireland and were used by St Patrick to explain the holy trinity to Irish Pagans. The four-leaf clover is one of the most common good luck symbols and according to Irish legend each leaf holds a significant meaning
1 – hope
2 – luck
3 – love
4 – faith
You could incorporate the shamrock into your St Patricks day by placing shamrock charm symbols onto Place settings – for a formal meal Balloons – party Cake You could even plant shamrocks or give some to your guests as favours 3. Hold a costume contest – there are many things that people associate with St Patricks Day that you could use to your advantage.
Famous Irish actor Leprechaun Irish dancers Traditional Irish dress – kilts, jacket and brat 4. Eat some traditional grub - The tradtional meal on St Patricks day was boiled bacon, potatoes and soda bread but over the years this has changed somewhat. There are no set rules on what you can eat to celebrate St Patricks Day but a few of the following dishes are proving to be all time favourites: Irish beef stew – a delicious hearty meal of beef, potatoes, vegetables and the infamous Guinness. Reecipe found here https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/irish_beef_stew/ Irish boxty a traditional dish made from potatoes. Recipe found here https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/161679/irish-boxty/ Dublin coddle - a delicious and warming meal consisting of bacon, pork sausages, potatoes and onions. Recipe found here https://www.simplyscratch.com/dublin-coddle 5. Movie marathon – you could host a movie marathon with movoes focused on Irish characters and themes. You could even dress up as one of your favourite Irish actors. Do you know many? We have listed some below for you. 1.Liam Neeson 2. Cillian Murphy 3. Saoirse Ronan 4. Peirce Brosnon 5. Colin Farrell 6. Jamie Dornan 7. Evanna Lynch Catering Pal – Blog March 8. Fiona Shaw 9. Sinead Cusack 10. Brendan Gleeson If none of these take your fancy, why not take a look at the Top 40 Irish actors for some inspiration. If you want to create an authentic St Patricks Day event that upholds some of the Irish traditions, why not have a look at the article below by Oprah Daily https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a35206963/st-patricks-day-traditions/
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