Aside from the widely practiced tradition of wearing green and pinching those who dont, St Patricks Day traditions can be as varied as the individuals who celebrate the holiday.
In our household, the most important part of any holiday, including St. Patricks Day, is decorating. Rainbows, leprechauns and shamrocks appear everywhere in the house, almost magically, accompanied by gold-foiled covered chocolate coins. Corned beef and cabbage are on the menu for dinner, and Lucky Charms are our traditional breakfast. Some of us attempt to speak in Irish accents during the day and, of course, we wear green. Sometimes the patch of green is small or hidden to trick others into pinching us, but its always there.
My brothers family celebrates St. Patricks Day with an annual reading of Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham read by my brother, Sam-I-Am. When my nieces and nephew were school aged, my sister-in-law dyed all their food green for St. Patricks Day every year. This was once a concern for my nieces teacher because she thought my sister-in-law had sent my niece to school with moldy sandwiches.
At one of our local elementary schools, several of the classes set leprechaun traps. A leprechaun trap consists of a student-made basket or box placed upside down in the middle of the classroom, propped open with a ruler. Sometime during the day, usually at recess time while the students are outside, a leprechaun springs the trap while escaping it and leaves a bag of treats for the students as an apology.
The celebration of St. Patricks Day is a good reason to create fun family traditions while honoring the beautiful country of Ireland. These traditions can be as unique as the people who create them. Top of the mornin to ya.
In our household, the most important part of any holiday, including St. Patricks Day, is decorating. Rainbows, leprechauns and shamrocks appear everywhere in the house, almost magically, accompanied by gold-foiled covered chocolate coins. Corned beef and cabbage are on the menu for dinner, and Lucky Charms are our traditional breakfast. Some of us attempt to speak in Irish accents during the day and, of course, we wear green. Sometimes the patch of green is small or hidden to trick others into pinching us, but its always there.
My brothers family celebrates St. Patricks Day with an annual reading of Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham read by my brother, Sam-I-Am. When my nieces and nephew were school aged, my sister-in-law dyed all their food green for St. Patricks Day every year. This was once a concern for my nieces teacher because she thought my sister-in-law had sent my niece to school with moldy sandwiches.
At one of our local elementary schools, several of the classes set leprechaun traps. A leprechaun trap consists of a student-made basket or box placed upside down in the middle of the classroom, propped open with a ruler. Sometime during the day, usually at recess time while the students are outside, a leprechaun springs the trap while escaping it and leaves a bag of treats for the students as an apology.
The celebration of St. Patricks Day is a good reason to create fun family traditions while honoring the beautiful country of Ireland. These traditions can be as unique as the people who create them. Top of the mornin to ya.
