30A St Patrick's Day parade and celebration
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Obviously having the parade on the actual day is preferable - but it's sort of hard to have a parade to promote local businesses on a workday and there aren't as many kids to delight on a school day.
Oddly enough, I still managed to have a GREAT time and bring joy to hundreds of people even though it wasn't on the actual day.
Oddly enough, I still managed to have a GREAT time and bring joy to hundreds of people even though it wasn't on the actual day.
I'm not picking solely on the local parade, here. I know that most of the major cities have their St Patrick's Day parade on Sat, even when the actual day falls on the weekday or Sunday. Heaven forbid it fall on a Sunday and the Catholics have it interfere with Church.
I fully disagree with the reason for celebrating it on a Saturday being that kids can celebrate it. It is a drinking holiday. Go to any of the large celebrations and tell me how many kids you see celebrating.
I do understand that more people will show up if it is done on a weekend, typically, unless it is in an area like SoWal where the majority of people work in the service industry, with Saturday being one of the busiest days of the week.
Glad you green people had fun, but I'm wearing my green tomorrow.
I fully disagree with the reason for celebrating it on a Saturday being that kids can celebrate it. It is a drinking holiday. Go to any of the large celebrations and tell me how many kids you see celebrating.
I do understand that more people will show up if it is done on a weekend, typically, unless it is in an area like SoWal where the majority of people work in the service industry, with Saturday being one of the busiest days of the week.
Glad you green people had fun, but I'm wearing my green tomorrow.
Check out "Shamrocks in the Square," Seaside's official St. Patrick's Day celebration on Tuesday, March 17th!
Shamrocks in the Square
Shamrocks in the Square
Every holiday is what you make of it - which is why this parade was a PG rated mid-afternoon family affair w/ bagpipers, fire trucks, balloons, leprechauns, goofy hats, horses, dogs dressed up, 3 generations participating etc.
Seriously, it was a fun local event to make people happy and promote the area - why does that piss you off so much?
I'm not pissed off. I am just voicing my opinion. I think holidays are so watered down from their original intent and meaning, and this fits right in. Without wikipedia-ing it, tell me something about St Patrick. I guarantee you that 98%+ of Americans who celebrate it, have no idea, they just want to party.
I'm just offering one person's honest opinion. My intention isn't with hatred. I'm sure there are hundreds of people who could care less, and enjoy the parade on Saturday.
Skunky is correct. There is a big parade in Dallas on...GREENville Ave. every year on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day. Lots of drunks.
Punz...love that pic!
swgb...did anyone take pics of the faces of those 56 drivers?
Lord have mercy. Mr. dd and I attended that parade when we were still just dating--many moons ago. I can't even look at green beer. Never ever again.
I still swear I was drugged.
