1/2 way to St. Patrick's day

[Big Mikey]

All right. I may be a bit of a thick headed Irishman but what's this malarkey about St. Pats on the 15th? I seem to remember seeing a post about some church thing or other that would cause the celebration to be moved. Being a bit more heathen than church goer, I will be celebrating on the 17th. You don't celebrate the Fourth of July on the third just because it falls on Saturday and you may not have a long weekend. I say keep the church and politics out of the peoples' holidays. My apologies if any of this diatribe has violated the rules regarding religion and/or politics.

[Ayin McFye]

All right. I may be a bit of a thick headed Irishman but what's this malarkey about St. Pats on the 15th? I seem to remember seeing a post about some church thing or other that would cause the celebration to be moved. Being a bit more heathen than church goer, I will be celebrating on the 17th. You don't celebrate the Fourth of July on the third just because it falls on Saturday and you may not have a long weekend. I say keep the church and politics out of the peoples' holidays. My apologies if any of this diatribe has violated the rules regarding religion and/or politics.

I shared your sentiments when I first heard, but because they moved it to the 15th, they also made it happen on a Saturday. I'm not positive if America or more specifically Arizona is going to recognize this change in dates or not yet, but i'm actually ok now with March 15th. I'll be able to Start celebrating on Saturday, and I'll stop Monday night some time.


A few years ago the 4th of July fell on a Sunday here in Mesa, Arizona and a few of the groups that host fireworks every year decided that they would do it on Monday instead, because it fell on a Sunday.