18 Mar 07
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Originally posted by AmauroteThere are many of us with Irish ancestry. But I don't understand why anyone without it would be interested. We have a German Heritage celebration thing here every year. I have no German ancestry at all and think the whole thing is ... well ... not my cup of tea let's say. So I can't imagine why anyone with no Irish ancestry would celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Then again, I don't get why some atheists celebrate Thanksgiving, either.
I've never understood why non-Irish people would want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Snake-haters and Americans who like dressing up and pretending to be Irish people, maybe, but otherwise it makes no sense at all.
18 Mar 07
Originally posted by AmauroteIt doesn't make a whole lot of sense I suppose.
I've never understood why non-Irish people would want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Snake-haters and Americans who like dressing up and pretending to be Irish people, maybe, but otherwise it makes no sense at all.
Though there were a whole lot of immigrants from Ireland to the U.S., so I suppose a lot of people still feel ties to Ireland. The schools even celebrate it here, setting leprechan traps and wearing green as not to get pinched. One time I even heard of a kid waking up in the morning and finding leprechan pee (green) in the toilet. 😵
We also celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the U.S. also and not everyone is Mexican.
18 Mar 07
Originally posted by mlpriorAlmost! 😵
We also celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the U.S. also and not everyone is Mexican.
The funny thing is that 'cinco de mayo ' in Mexico is not that big deal,
because the triumph over the French during the invasion is celebrated.
I don't have a clue why in the U.S. the "Mexicanity" is celebrated in
that day, instead of September 16th, for example.