Celebrate the first St Patrick’s Day of the new decade in style by trying a Guinness Black Velvet cocktail or impress your mates down the pub with some St Patrick’s Day facts & stats, plus tips on how to enjoy the perfect pint of Guinness!
It’s St Patrick’s Day party time again! Wednesday, March 17th, will see people from all over the UK heading down to pubs and bars for a mid week party to raise a pint of the beloved black stuff in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. Thousands of pub owners will be decorating their interiors with those famous black, white & green decorations and gearing up for the ultimate St Patrick’s Day party of the new decade.
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The Real Saint George
St George is usually depicted as an allegorical figure: sitting on a horse, brandishing a shield and cross, as the cringing dragon expires beneath his sword, but the real Saint George was made of flesh and blood and was born in Roman times to a noble family in Libya.
Raised as a Christian, he became
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Celebrating St Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day – or Paddy’s Day as it’s fondly known – became a National Holiday of Ireland, Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland and Public Holiday in the Irish Republic in 1903, though it had been celebrated for many years.
It is also a day for religious observance, for attending mass, spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide, being first placed on the liturgical calendar in the Catholic Church in the early 17th century: to more secular folk, Saint Patrick’s Day is better known for its parades in major cities like
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Cenwch y Clychau i Dewi (Ring out the Bells for Saint David)
St David’s Day on March 1st is now accompanied by an official anthem: Cenwch y Clychau i Dewi, and in 2010 a Choir of schoolchildren from Ysgol Penbarras, Denbigh, will be performing the song at Disneyland Paris.
Only Men Aloud and Bryn Terfel: Supporting the Song for Saint David’s Day
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SAINT PATRICKs SALSA WEEKEND in Liverpool… 20th & 21st March 2010
***HAITIAN RELIEF FUND (UNICEF) & BREAST CANCER RESEARCH***
TWO DAY EVENT:
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