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On March 17^th, we celebrate everything Irish. St. Patrick’s Day has always been a fun holiday in our house. Maybe it’s the “slice” of Irish in us or just the fact that we enjoy any reason for a good party. In any case, we cook up the corn beef and down a few “pints” in honor of St. Patrick. But what is the real reason we have St. Patrick’s Day? I wasn’t sure, so I did some research and thought I would share it with you.

I found some very interesting sites with information on St. Patrick and the celebration of his death day – yes, March 17^th is the day he was supposed to have died. Here are a few links:

http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/
http://www.st-patricks-day.com/index.asp
http://www.tartanplace.com/stpat.html

Spokane has a rich tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick is a charitable, non-profit organization that was started in 1979 by a small, but dedicated group of people. Their primary goal is to organize the local St. Patrick’s Day Parade and ceremonies in Spokane honoring those of Irish ancestry, and to provide donations to area non-profit organizations to help support the community.

The parade this year is on Saturday, March 17th, 2007 at 12 noon. For more information, check out The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick’s website. Hope to see you at the parade!

http://www.friendlysonsofstpatrick.com/

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