Probably mainly because of the heavy Irish immigration here, especially in the 1800's and 1900's. I've heard Ireland celebrates it as well, just moreso as a "feast" day. I could be wrong though http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day
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Probably mainly because of the heavy Irish immigration here, especially in the 1800's and 1900's. I've heard Ireland celebrates it as well, just moreso as a "feast" day. I could be wrong though http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day
I've always found it odd when people who have Irish ancestry of 1-to-200 years ago go mad for Patricks day - my GF is half Irish yet doesn't give a hoot about it.
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Yep thats wrong not as many go to mass now, everywhere has a parade and nearly everyone uses it as an excuse to get ******.
The Americans like to pretend their Irish, and now the Irish are mimicking the Americans. How ironic...
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According to Americans we'd be mimicking ourselves as all Americans are Irish. People all over the western world imitate Americans not just some Irish people.
That is very true. A running joke here is that the Americans are becoming more Irish than the actual Irish. I have 1/8th Irish heritage (not direct, just a combination of some of my ancestors' heritage), and I wouldn't consider myself Irish (just having Irish heritage, there's a difference), but I'll be celebrating saturday at an Irish pub (an authentic Irish pub, in which the owners are actually from Ireland, not an "Irish-themed" bar like some bars around where I live).
Exactly. Though you see just as many people here pretending to be Italian as well (though most of them are the fake Jersey Shore "Italian-Americans"). Shame really.
Its ridiculous the population of Dublin increases drastically around Paddy's day because of all the Americans.....some of the funny things they say
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