Up until very recently, St. Patrick’s Day was not a big deal in Ireland itself:
In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick’s Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world. Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland ‘s St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions, and fireworks shows.
http://secretsun.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-real-history-of-saint-patricks-day.html
Well, not a big deal, if you don’t think honoring a great man with thanksgiving to God and solemnity as opposed to commercialism and alcohol sales is a big deal
The commercialism is the problem
March 19th is a very holy day in the Church, honoring our greatest Saint
But you would have to look it up to find out what it is and who it is we will celebrate. And tgere are no lobbies clamoring for takeover because commercialism hadn’t crept in
Dublin should’ve kept it ‘no big deal’ just mass like every other saints day
Nobody cares about St Patricks Day just like Halloween.
Oh they celebrate... celebrate buy buying a bunch of stuff and having an excuse to meet up with friends.