Catholic celebrations and St. Patricks day

Sam Kade

Summer wind wrote: »

I doubt many people under 70 celebrate St Patrick's day because of being Christian or Catholic. It's our national day of drink. Nothing to do with religion at all.

Everybody is happy to get drunk on patricks day and then they moan about good Friday because the pubs are closed, that's how Christianity balances things out.

whisky_galore

Grayson wrote: »

Except messier. I once had to make my way through the city centre at night on Paddy's day. I was sober and on my way to catch a bus. There were drunk people everywhere. It was a massive crush. There were people pissing and vomiting all over the place and the stench was unbelievable.

It's just as bad in the middle of the day. Go into any pub and you'll find people who are polluted by 3pm.

Anyone with any sense gets out of Dublin city centre after the sun goes down.

DanielODonnell

Patrick is also the patron saint of the Protestant churches so there is no use using St Patricks day for Catholic church slagging.
He is said to be buried in a Protestant church but that is only because the Protestants took over the church.

I take nothing to do with St Patricks day, I don't buy into American imperialism you see and every parade in Ireland should be banned.

DanielODonnell

eviltwin wrote: »

Paddys day is not for Irish Catholics its for all Irish of all faiths and none. I'm not Catholic and have never felt I shouldn't celebrate the day, I'm as Irish as any holy Joe so I will continue to mark the day. It's our national holiday OP, it's nothing to do with religion anymore.

that's nonsense, It is a day for Irish men of God but not for atheists, Patrick wasn't even an Irishman

seamus

St. Patrick's Day hasn't been a religious holiday for yonks.

Every nationality has a cultural "isn't it great to be us" day where people become stereotypes of their nationality and get drunk. 4th of July, Australia Day, St. George's Day, Cinco de Mayo, etc. etc.

They're all tied to some historical, religious or cultural reference, but have long since departed from the original meaning into just a day of self-satire and alcohol.

Paddy's Day is just the same.

Summer wind

Summer wind wrote: »

I doubt many people under 70 celebrate St Patrick's day because of being Christian or Catholic. It's our national day of drink. Nothing to do with religion at all.

There is always a massive turn out for mass on paddy's day (or the vigil the night before which I prefer myself so I can have a good run at the drinking on the day itself).

joe40

Apparently there used to be three days every year when pubs had to close. Christmas day, good friday and St. Patricks day. Or so I've heard could stand corrected.

Tigger

joe40 wrote: »

Apparently there used to be three days every year when pubs had to close. Christmas day, good friday and St. Patricks day. Or so I've heard could stand corrected.

Yup
Probably why they don't want to ease up on good Friday tho everyone drinks on good Friday don't they

riffmongous

It's a tough day for those of us living abroad




It's hard work fighting all the women off when you go to the Irish pub, ravenous so they do be

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

riffmongous wrote: »

It's a tough day for those of us living abroad




It's hard work fighting all the women off when you go to the Irish pub, ravenous so they do be

You mean, Thursdays?

Stigura

I was in town, yesterday. They asked me if I was coming in for Paddys Day. I explained not. Because my friends are all f**king dead now and I'd be no good, sat on my own.

Then, some bugger suggested I could be the new St Paddy! (Our usual one died himself, last year) Pointed out I have the beard for it. That's when I fled .....

Graces7

eviltwin wrote: »

Paddys day is not for Irish Catholics its for all Irish of all faiths and none. I'm not Catholic and have never felt I shouldn't celebrate the day, I'm as Irish as any holy Joe so I will continue to mark the day. It's our national holiday OP, it's nothing to do with religion anymore.

Well, this is one day I will not go out at all.. Tried it once or twice to see then gave up. Too much drink flowing

goose2005

Graces7 wrote: »

And historically the real Saint Patrick had almost nothing to do with Rome.

except for Pope Celestine I sending him to Ireland?