Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Ok, so I am not going to lie…I don’t celebrate this holiday either and I always get harassed for not sporting my green apparel on this holiday. This year was no different. All day long I kept getting asked “Where is your green?” “Someone should pinch you!” Har, har, har! Instead of green I opted for light brown pants with a white button up blouse with absolutely no green accents anywhere. It’s not that I didn’t try, but more of not caring. This morning when getting dressed I looked at my green options in the closet because I thought I would at least try for one year to support St. Paddy’s Day; however, I decided against the green since I really don’t care that much. So, when people kept asking the same question over and over again all day long my response was simply “This is how much I care” while I pointed to myself in a circular motion. Yes, that might have been a bit harsh or sarcastic, but does anybody really know why they put on that green shirt today? I will be the first to admit that I didn’t know why today is such a big deal. I even asked around and kept getting dumb founded faces. That made me wonder why these dumb founded people were supporting such a holiday they knew nothing about. Mmmm…gets you thinking huh? Anyway, what I do know is that it’s about Irish people, green shamrocks and a lot of beer, but what is the celebration really about? Of course when I got home tonight I Googled the meaning of St. Patrick’s Day and found out that now- a-day’s people are celebrating the Irish culture. Ok, so I am still not interested in sporting green. The more I read the more I learned about a guy named Patrick way back in 385 AD in Ireland. To sum it up, Patrick ended up teaching Catholicism to the Irish people, so when he past on March 17th people celebrated him. Today became a national holiday in 1902 and eventually just became a celebration of the Irish culture. Ok, so I am all for a good party, but at least now I know next year when I sport my green shirt I will at least understand why I am wearing green. So, I leave you with a Happy St. Paddy’s Day, but when do we celebrate the Polish culture???