With the main focus of St. Patrick’s Day being that is the celebration feast for the patron saint of Ireland, it was actually the immigrants from Ireland to North America–particularly Boston and New York–that first propagated the annual event. It was in 1737 that the first St. Patrick’s day parade was held in Boston, Massachusetts. Following Boston was New York City’s parade in 1762. From there many traditions were created, one being that Chicago has dyed its river green since 1962. This tradition was first formed by Steven Bailey, a man who thought that he could dye the entire lake green, which would then run down the Chicago River eventually making it to the Irish Sea. Bailey saw it as a gift to Ireland, although it never truly made it there. Along with Green rivers, food, faces, clothes and even beer where representing the shamrock Emerald. The color green, in assumption with the Shamrock’s tint, became the color of St. Patrick’s Day according the Western world, even though over in Ireland it was customarily blue. While targeting tourists, Ireland adopted the color green (Britannica 2013).
Traditionally in the second half of the 19th century, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were very minimal and there were rarely parades. If there were any parades or festivities at all, they were predominantly controlled by temperance societies, and religious groups. Seeing military men in uniform marching down the Dublin streets was not a desirable sight for the public of Ireland. The most important event for St Patrick’s Day was held for the privileged Anglo-Irish members at the Dublin Castle. In 1950, the first major attempt to revive Irelands St. Patrick’s Day celebrations (King and Sisson 2011). While revisions were made, no changes effect...
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St Patrick’s day and Valentine's day are two very known holidays. St Patrick’s day is celebrated on March 17th every year. The irish holiday began as a religious holiday , where people would gather around and pray to find good luck. St Patrick's day is filled with special activities such as they would do national pardes all over the united states and
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170 years after the potato blight sent the Irish to America they are said to have assimilated to the point of over-acculturalization. Today Catholicism and St. Patricks’ day are the only things that differentiate this group from other Anglo-American groups. Not only were they able to conform to mainstream society they have been referred to as America’s favorite group (pg. 294). Although they are still characterized today as heavy drinkers and fighters, they are no longer considered sub-human and
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Irish nationalists planned to take Dublin and all of Ireland by force and rid themselves of the British. On the morning of Monday April 24, 1916, the day after Easter, a force between 1,000 and 1,500 men and women began a rebellion that they hope...
In order to legitimise a regime or cause, traditions may be constructed around historical or mythological events, people or symbols that reinforce the image required to focus people’s conception of the past. People can be encouraged to invent a cohesive view of their shared ‘traditions’ by what could be called cherry picking bits of history.
The Irish throughout time have been stereotyped as a very low-culture people. Many people have characterized the Irish as “fighters and drinkers,” (Krim & Early, 1995, p.31) which is not true, because many Irish who are normal working, non-drinking or non-fighting individuals. However, when the holiday called St. Patrick’s Day comes around, it is celebrated with drinking and eventually fighting. The reality is that no matter what bar you go into, you can find a drunk fighting about somet...
Irish immigrants influenced American history and culture in many ways. For example, many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day because of the Irish population in America. Many famous Irish represented America worldwide such as President Kennedy. However, for all of the successes to occur, many immigrants struggled to establish the position and respect that Irish maintain in society today. From struggles in the coffin ships to the racial embarrassment faced with discrimination, our history is a reflection of the decisions made in the last century by the Irish immigrants in the
The United States of America has been considered as a place of hope, freedom and prosperity ever since its independence from the British Union to the present day. So is to say, that from its early settlements, this country became the dream of many foreigners in order to live a new life full of opportunities. Particularly, the famous Statue of Liberty inspired numerous newcomers to settle down in America due to its symbolism of freedom, welcoming immigrants from abroad. A group in particular had an important participation in the immigration to the United States during the period of the industrial revolution, the Irish. Although this group’s emigration intensified during that period, their presence in the United States dates from the 17th century and earlier. Several conditions drove the Irish to leave their homes with the interest of pursuing a better life. The Irish began to leave their country after the Great Potato Famine, which caused massive starvation and diseases among the people in Ireland (Quigley). Consequently, the Irish population decreased about 20-25% due to mortality from hunger and immigration. These people accused the Great British Union for all the disgrace and abandonment, creating big resentment against them and their political influence over them. Since then, more than 4 million Irishmen have arrived to the American cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. Taking into account the vast amount of Irish incomers, it is important to note the influence held by them. Hence, how did the Irish immigrants affect the American culture during the 19th century? The Irish emigrants impacted the American society in sociocultural, political, and economical aspects over the time after their arrival. At firs...
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Sarah: Even though this holiday started in Ireland, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in the United States in 1737. There are over 100 St. Patrick’s Day parades held across the United States. This holiday has lasted for over 1,000 years. Over the next 35 years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished prompting the rise of so-called “Irish aid” societies like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Drinking on St. Patrick’s Day was banned until the 1970’s.
...nguage and art to interpret a better of understanding of Ireland’s symbols. The fourth section of the essay focused on the ethnicity/racial, weather, terrain, and military elements of the country. The last section gave insight to a few of the culture’s contributions to the world.