>>>>>hi all,
>>>>>just a note to say Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona to you all, enjoy the day where ever you are
>>>>
>>>>To you as well. I was in Dublin for St. Patrick's Day once and was surprised it was so different from the way it is observed in the U.S.
>>>
>>>What do they do there?
>>
>>It's a religious holiday. There is a parade and whatnot but it is not a day of drunkenness. They consider that something the American philistines do on St. Pat's.
>its really only celebrated as a religious holiday by older people, probably 60+, most others its a holiday. since it was turned into a festival here a few years ago it has changed, perhaps 7-8 years ago it was still bad
>~M

It was bad how? And what is the festival? Sounds like what I experienced (about 20 years ago) is out of date.