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Not only is green going to be the hottest colour to be sporting this winter, it is in stores in time to make a statement with on St Patrick’s Day. We find out a bit about the wearing of the green… St. Patrick's Day in Ireland became a minor religious holiday in 1903 usually celebrated with a big family meal, but that was about it; in fact until the seventies it was law that pubs be closed on March 17th. As a result many historians believe Saint Patrick's Day as we know it today was basically invented in America by Irish-Americans, holding parades as far back as 1762 to reconnect with their Irish roots. Sometime in the 19th century, St... read full article

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St Patrick's Day: To be Sure

Interesting history of St. Patricks day! Green is lovely, my daughty has a lime green bedroom and it is so uplifting, sometimes I exit out of it doing a jig!

14th March '11, 1:47am Reply to this post

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