coöpted culture holidays

[rone]

So St. Patrick's Day is when we pretend we care about Ireland by eating something nobody in Ireland eats, Cinco de Mayo is when we pretend we care about Mexico by drinking something nobody in Mexico drinks... what else is out there (not counting all the Pagan holidays the Christians swiped)?

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[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Every time you go out for Chinese.

[erikred.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, in broad terms, but not a holiday per se. Now, in the Bay Area, Chinese New Year sort of qualifies, in much the same way that St. Patrick's Day in Boston does.

Gun hay fat choy!

[glitter-ninja.livejournal.com]

I thought it was gung hay fat choy. Crap. What have I been saying? "Your mother is a turnip"?

Was St Patrick's Day ever a real holiday, or was it originally one of those saint's days the wacky Catholics are all so crazy about? I ask this of everyone, not just Erik, even though he's the lucky recipient of this followup.