St Patricks Day holliday

mike65

When is the "day off" for St patricks? Is it the following Monday (Mar 20) or on Friday which I suspect many will be taking off anyway.?

Mike.

squrm

Friday only as its a bank holiday

Me thinks

scojones

The day off is the Friday.

mike65

Cheers.

Mike.

Dave!

I'm off March 10th - 20th

scojones

DaveMcG wrote:

I'm off March 10th - 20th

I've been off since August '05

robinph

If the 17th is on a saturday or sunday then you get the next monday off, otherwise the day off is the 17th.

Toasty

robinph wrote:

If the 17th is on a saturday or sunday then you get the next monday off, otherwise the day off is the 17th.

the 17th is paddys day which is friday!!

robinph

Toasty wrote:

the 17th is paddys day which is friday!!

I know.

What are you trying to tell me there?

Toasty

robinph wrote:

I know.

What are you trying to tell me there?

sorry robin i mis interpreted ur post!!
sorry!!:o

robinph

Toasty wrote:

sorry robin i mis interpreted ur post!!
sorry!!:o

No problem.

angelbaby

We get the friday off but as long as i dont have ta work the next day dont care!
dont intend in bein in any fit state to work with the amount a drinkin dats gona go on ere:D

Chong

U know what pisses me off something terrible, reading over the Ash Wednesday thread how everyone hates Catholcism and relished the opportunity of eating meat. Now the prospect of St. Patrick's Day looms on the horizon, yet the essence of this holiday is to celebrate the man who brought Catholcism to Ireland, this country is so damn hypocritical.

angelbaby

Willem D wrote:

U know what pisses me off something terrible, reading over the Ash Wednesday thread how everyone hates Catholcism and relished the opportunity of eating meat. Now the prospect of St. Patrick's Day looms on the horizon, yet the essence of this holiday is to celebrate the man who brought Catholcism to Ireland, this country is so damn hypocritical.

Em yeah we'r Irish wat do u expect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

robinph

Willem D wrote:

U know what pisses me off something terrible, reading over the Ash Wednesday thread how everyone hates Catholcism and relished the opportunity of eating meat. Now the prospect of St. Patrick's Day looms on the horizon, yet the essence of this holiday is to celebrate the man who brought Catholcism to Ireland, this country is so damn hypocritical.

I thought it was all to do with the snakes.

Chong

Its all part of the celebration of the man that is St. Patrick.

robinph

Willem D wrote:

Its all part of the celebration of the man that is St. Patrick.

...and being Welsh?

Chong

Well there you go then, what has it got to do with being Irish. The celebration of St Patrick is a celebration of Catholcism then. Yet no one gives a crap about Catholcism , thats to say I dont, but Irish people use this day to make a fool of themselves and get drunk. It should be called "Leprachaun Day" because St. Patrick has nothing to do with the day in the modern Irish people's eyes.

Heyes

DaveMcG wrote:

I'm off March 10th - 20th

I hate you

angelbaby

Willem D wrote:

Its all part of the celebration of the man that is St. Patrick.

Why would you celebrate sum french fella who had a facination with shamrocks???

Dave!

Heyes wrote:

I hate you

Lots of people do!

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My feelings

Mossy Monk

i'll be thinking of you all as i work on St. Patricks Day

Brian017

To me, Patrick's Day has nothing to do with Catholicism. Personally, it's a day to celebrate being Irish and Irishness and being proud to be an Irish citizen.

Chong

There you go , rename it then FFS. Maybe the "Irish Alcoholic Day".

Pigman II

Brian017 wrote:

To me, Patrick's Day has nothing to do with Catholicism. Personally, it's a day to celebrate being Irish and Irishness and being proud to be an Irish citizen.

Exactly! Just like Easter is about a giant bunnyrabbit leaving chocolate eggs in your sockdrawer and Xmas is about celebrating the birth of Santa Claus. No point letting religion stick its oar into a good time.

Chong

I have to say I love your post, sarcasm is strong in you Pigman II.

scojones

For me, St. Patrick's Day will be spent in the pub and the bookies making a fortune betting on the cheltenham races. I won't be drinking too much, just a few pints. It's all about the racing!

Blackjack

Willem D wrote:

U know what pisses me off something terrible, reading over the Ash Wednesday thread how everyone hates Catholcism and relished the opportunity of eating meat. Now the prospect of St. Patrick's Day looms on the horizon, yet the essence of this holiday is to celebrate the man who brought Catholcism to Ireland, this country is so damn hypocritical.

Technically he brought Christianity, as opposed to specifically Catholicism to Ireland.

Not everyone treats Ash Wednesday as you say, although a lot of people don't take Catholicism as seriously, if at all seriously nowadays (me included) which is a demonstration as to how the country and its people have changed from days gone by.

Paddy's day is not a religious festival anymore, it's a day of celebration, although it's origin as being a day of celebration are (I believe) rooted in the USA, where the first St Patrick's Day parade took place.

R0ot

we get the friday off in our uni