...Celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Its offensive and angers me that ppl who arent Irish celebrate St. Patrick's Day. First off, St. Patty's Day isnt about going out and getting drunk. I hate it when girls where "kiss me, Im Irish!" shirts and what not, when they arent Irish and dont have an ounce of Irish in them. So, why do non-irish ppl celebrate it? Personally, I think they do it as another excuse to drink.
2006-10-17 19:56:28 · 26 answers · asked by tinkerbellheartspeterpan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
im 100% irish and i absolutly LOVE st. Patrick's day!!
so i can also understand how you would feel about it but you know what, i think its better for people to be celebrating ireland EVEN if they have no connection AT ALL
its better than constantly criticising it because lots of people do that!!
i like the way people all over the world know about little old ireland it makes me feel really proud to be irish and we all know about how we have the repuatations, like drinking a lot and being friendly and all but i like that too!!
i hope this helps and aslong as people celebrate it in any way, im happy enough because its recognising our history and heritage and how many countrys can say that!! lol
good question, good luck and i hope this helped you =)
2006-10-18 07:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason Non-Christians celebrate Christmas. Its not only a Irish thing its a international holiday, most of us when we were in 2nd grade or something the teacher had us wear green to school or encouraged it and we colored leperchauns so its kinda a thing alot of us grew up celebrating no matter what we are.
P.S. Have you ever seen the movie Darby O'Gill? It is a classic movie about St. Patricks Day if your Irish yo gotta see it. It is very old and has Sean Connery in it when he was like 28.
"Dancin's no sin and drinkings' no crime...so long as you drink but one drink at a time."
Irish/Italian here.
2006-10-18 03:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by Snox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the same reason non Christians and non Practicing Christian celebrate Christmas..there is little enough to be cheerful about at the moment don't begrudge a non Irish celebrating St Patricks day...and I think yes it is another excuse to have a party and drink too much..fun tho isn't it?
2006-10-18 03:06:00 · answer #3 · answered by geordie.lady 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Irish and Love when I am in a different county on St Patrick's days everyone seems to want to be Irish, its fun.
I do get a bit annoyed that when people hear you are Irish they say oh you like drinking!!
Its like that episode of the Simpson's were they have the St Patrick's day parade and it turns into a riot and Kent Brockman says" all this violence and drunkenness is this what we think of when we think of the Irish"
2006-10-18 05:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Captain Shamrock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless Adam Sandler writes a St Patrick Day song to tell you who all is Irish like he did for Jews and Chaunaka...you won't know if anyone is Irish or not. I am Black Irish. That means I have black hair and blue eyes! I am not red headed like people think of as Irish. So you won't know who might be mixed with Irish. It offends me that you are fixated on the drinking and not on the real facts. Do you celebrate Mardi Gras...Are you Catholic? This is America...a melting pot. Most people have more than one country to claim heritage to. I am Scotch, Irish, Deutch, And English and then Choctaw.
2006-10-18 03:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my name is Stewart, I was born first generation in this country.of scot desent my mother however was Irish,her name was longstregth.it was told to me that st. pats day was in rememberance, of a piper whom drove out all the rats that had invaded the grain in the old country. my father said it was invented, because of the deaths the plauqe brought on by the rats in celibration as a rememberace of those lost so if this is so. let others join in our holiday,any how we both know there are only two types of people in the world. Irish and those who wish they were Irish, huuraa Galic or pict come to thy druid and live with a good heart as I will die a worriors death and love a Goddess.of life. of a day when all who come are alike,that means it is a day when all are Irish.
2006-10-18 20:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard J. Daley, the "Boss" of Chicago from 1955 to 1976, use to say that on Saint Patrick's day everyone was Irish. That may was as Irish as you can get.
2006-10-18 09:24:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well St. Pattys is a catholic holiday. Hey, at least they aren't raining on the parade. My name is Ria and my mother is a Connolly. Yeah, I don't get it either but for all I care, Everybody is Irish on saint pattys day.
2006-10-18 02:59:51 · answer #8 · answered by Ria L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought I got upset about things that were unimportant but dang girl! Calm down! I heard that some Jewish people celebrate Christmas just for the hell of it. My mom is German and Irish and goes to an Italian church. Weird **** happens.
2006-10-18 02:59:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it isnt st patricks day to start with it is a pagan celebration and if it is good enough for teh irsh to change it why not everyone else
so get out there and start kissing
2006-10-18 02:59:08 · answer #10 · answered by brinlarrr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋