With over 5 million pints of the black stuff to be sold this year….
GUINNESS Brings St Patrick’s Day to Life
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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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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St Patrick’s Day
The first Saint Patrick’s Day parade was held in the Irish Free State in Dublin in 1931.
In mid 1992 a campaign was begun to use Saint Patrick’s Day as a festival to promote Ireland throughout the world. Each year, members of the Irish Taoisigh (government) travel to the White House to present a shamrock to the president of the United States of America.
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We thought you might find this UK events calendar of special days to celebrate in 2010 handy.
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IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN WERE YOU GET TO PAINT AND DRESS YOURSELF GREEN AND ACT LIKE A LEPRECHAUN NO MATTER WHAT HEIGHT YOU ARE!
