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St. Patrick’s Day

It was St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. Go GREEN with a big GRIN!! Wearing a green shirt, putting on St. Paddy’s costume and accessories, and drinking green beer are some of the ways to celebrate this Irish national holiday. It’s widely celebrated in many places around the world; North America, England, Australia, and New Zealand.

This special day was celebrated in local Irish churches during early 17th century. It’s an annual feast day (usually Mar. 17th) to celebrate Saint Patrick (c. AD 385-461), a patron saint in Ireland. St. Patrick is believed to have used shamrock (a three-leaved plant) to explain Holy Trinity to the Irish. St. Patrick’s Day is known as a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland. It’s a major celebration for those of Irish decent, with an increasing number of non-Irish people participate in the celebration each year.

Besides some exciting parades held in different cities worldwide, Chicago river (Chicago, Illinois) is dyed green annually for this special occasion. Furthermore, Calgary Tower in Canada replaced its top exterior lights to green compact fluorescent lamps in conjunction with St. Paddy’s Day celebration this year.

Looking for a special treat for St. Paddy’s Day? How about a slice of yummy chocolate cake, coated with incredibly delectable ganache and sprinkled with candied shamrocks? Best of all, it contains a secret ingredient which has a lot to do with Irish! Guess what? Two cups of Guiness stout in this cake! Surprisingly, I didn’t taste the beer at all. A very “chocolatety” cake, loved it!

 

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3 Responses to “St. Patrick’s Day”

  1. Ai Shiang Says:
    March 19th, 2009 at 4:17 am

    It looks very moist and rich. Surely it tastes fabulous. I was thinking of having a cake just moments ago as well.

  2. admin Says:
    March 19th, 2009 at 7:27 am

    Ai Shiang, hope you had a delicious piece of cake too! Are people big on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Sydney?

  3. Ai Shiang Says:
    March 19th, 2009 at 9:01 am

    I did see parades on the news but they weren’t held in Sydney. I’m sure they celebrated it somewhere, as there is a little irish street in the CBD.

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