Legend of the Blarney Stone
When most people think about St. Patrick’s Day they envision leprechauns, shamrocks, bagpipers and beer – lots and lots of green beer! While all of those things have become synonymous with America’s favorite green holiday, there is also a lot of heavily rooted tradition behind the Irish holiday. In Boynton Beach, we celebrate the holiday with our annual Blarney Bash event by paying homage to the legendary Blarney Stone.
Many Irish folk believe that all good stories stem from a legend. One such tale hales from the region Northwest of Cork, Ireland where you can find the infamous Blarney Stone. The stone is a block of limestone built into the battlements of the Blarney Castle. According to legend there’s a magical
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Each year people from all over the world flock to the Blarney Castle for their chance to be bestowed with one or all of the special gifts. Puckering up to the legendary stone, while leaning in a backwards position is something thousands have checked off of their bucket list or spontaneously endeavored.
We may be far away from Ireland, but the legend lives on here in Boynton Beach at the annual Blarney Bash event. No, we don’t have a castle or the same breathtaking views that can be found in Ireland. What we do have is a world of fun in store for you at this year’s festival, which is sure to be a blast for attendees of all ages!
This FREE event will be located in Downtown Boynton Beach at the Ocean Avenue Amphitheatre, located at 129 E. Ocean Avenue, from 4 – 9 PM. Green is the theme, so come dressed in your most festive St. Patrick’s Day attire for your chance to win our Shamrock Costume Contest. The bash is sure to entertain with leprechauns and other costumed characters, free kid’s activities, Irish food, green beer, and live music from Rogue Theory, SteelTown Religion and Celtic
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we will be celebrating by having a “Dress in Green Casual Day” contest. Please wear your favorite St. Patty’s Day apparel. To be judged, please stop by the cafeteria (main campus) between 2:30pm - 3:30pm on Friday, March 17th, 2017. Winner will receive free movie tickets!!
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This festival brings entertainment for every person. Either you are student, tourist, or business person, or simply a night walker; there is some entertainment for you. Make sure you plan ahead of the festival so that you don’t miss any of your favourite event.
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Carnival season begins on January sixth while the actual date of Mardi Gras varies every year. Mardi Gras Day is the "Fat Tuesday" before Ash Wednesday and Lent. Ok, you will need to know a bit about its' history. The origin of Mardi Gras can be traced back to Rome in the middle ages w/ the welcoming of Spring. In 1872, the appearance of Rex as the King of Mardi Gras brought about the presentation of Carnivals' colors, flag and anthem. The colors of Mardi Gras are purple , gold, and green. While they were probably chosen simply because they looked good together, a meaning was assigned to each of them by King Rex. Purple represents "justice", Green stands for "faith", and Gold signifies "power". A group known in the 1830's as the Comus organization established several Mardi Gras traditions such as the word "Krewe" which is the name for the parades members. Comus also chose
in Dublin still want to forget the problem and enjoy at least on New Years
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