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Originally Posted by harmitage
Unfortunately I think you're probably right Russ. 
Flag waving and patrionism are often used by the less savoury fanatics in our society to further their own ends.
I don't think though that you can compare St Patrick's day with any other patron saint's day. St Patrick's day is a Global phenomenon celebrated in every major city in the world.
Here in Scotland, St Andrew's day passes by hardly being noticed, but St Patrick's day is widely celebrated.
Personally, I think we all benefit from living in a multi-cultural society, but we should still celebrate all the good things about our culture. |
Boesn't Scotland actually celebrate it's own bard rather more than it does it's patron Saint.
Which is why I think we should use the 23rd of April to celebrate the birth and death of Shakespeare and leave a dubious saint out of the matter whom is barely taught about in school.At least most of the population have heard about,read and spoken Shakespeare's words.
