Posted on 02/18/2008 1:06:23 AM PST by Stoat
BBC - Religion & Ethics - Saint Patrick Introduction
This proposal faces the “minor” problem of the state supporting/recognizing a religious holiday. This is likely distinct from Christmas and New Years, which also have secular roots.
Further, technically, Padraig was not officially canonized — not by a pope in the usually understood meaning. So these beer guys are seeking an official holiday (holy day) for an unofficial saint.
Brilliant!
And, they've hit upon a marvelous marketing ploy....give beer aficionados a perpetual cause to rally around :-)
(they can try again every year, and in so doing remind everyone which beer they need to buy :-)
Just call it Irish-American Day.
That’s the real rub. In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is not the biggest national holiday. Their equivalent to Fourth of July is in September, the 14th I believe. CdM celebrates a victory over the French where the Mexicans used cow carcasses as cover in gun battles. The Mexicans think CdM is big in the US because the beer companies don’t have a holiday around that time, so they boosted CdM.
Lots of conspiracy theories in Mexico.
If you’re down this way, I’ll buy you some Modelo Negro (Mohdelo Nehygrow) (that’s Black Model, a better beer than the Tecate).
Just a little spanish lingo thrown in there. Hope you enjoy.
Re Cinco de Mayo, that explanation seems quite valid particularly considering that the victory was quickly reversed.
When else can the Mexican breweries focus all of their marketing attentions on the USA without any competition from American or other companies? Sometimes, conspiracy theories have a kernel of truth behind them, particularly when large sums of money are involved :-)
Cheers!
I don’t need St. Patrick’s Day to be a holiday.
I need the holiday on the day after St. Patrick’s Day.
Cheers!
LMAO!
And cheers to you as well :-)
I need the holiday on the day after St. Patrick’s Day.
Agreed. Perhaps the plan is to get people started with their drinking earlier in the day?
I smell a conspiracy! :-)
Someone tell Tyson Meat then. They close their slaughter houses in Iowa on 5 May and work 4 July.
But St. Patty's Day? I would rather take off 18 March to recuperate from celebrating my Irish heritage.
In spite of the fact that I am soooo German I have this irresitaable urge to suddenly get up and march through France.
Those were my exact comments when signing the petition!
Guinness is the world’s best beer. But its true beauty can only be appreciated in unpasteurized draft. It’s hard to get these days so I don’t drink it and haven’t for years
As well as when it's served by a vivacious Irish lass :-)
It’s hard to get these days so I don’t drink it and haven’t for years
Sounds like it's past time for a holiday in Ireland. I would LOVE to visit again....some of the kindest, friendliest and most gracious people I've met in my life.
Of course, St Patrick wasnt remotely Irish...
Is ‘Tres Eqquis’ still around? I never saw it marketed here in the USA and was told that the packaging was not up to US standards for our markets (not pasteurized..??). Not too sure about that, but I remember that it was a really tasty brew. Lime really brought out it’s character.
This year, since March 17 falls on Monday during Holy Week, the Feast Day is being moved to Saturday, March 15. (St. Joseph’s Day, March 19, and the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25 [during Easter week] are also being moved.)
I somewhat agree.
That is why St Pat’s day is the day AFTER St Urho’s Day ( http://www.sainturho.com/ ) March 16!
Hey, if they succeed then we can add St. Urho’s Day and have two holidays back-to-back.
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