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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gI"><span class="gD">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:tomasocarthaigh@yahoo.com">tomasocarthaigh@yahoo.com</a></span></span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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Subject: </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gI">LL-L "Traditions" 2012.03.16 (01) [EN]</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">A happy St Patricks Day to all. On a side note, St Patrick is no minor
Irish Saint, he is one of the three patron saints of our island, the
other two being Bridget and Colmcille.</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Some claim his store to be a mergance of three separate preachers.</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The
most notable thing about the conversion of Ireland was its
peacefullness, no crusades or Jihads, which is why the Irish clung to
the old faith for so long, and resisted the reformation.</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Unlike
mainstream Roman Catholicism, Irish was more akin to the Coptic church, a
tradition driven out by the only English pope ever, Pope Adrian.</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf39SrCxa4c" target="_blank">My little poem here tells a little of the St Patricks Tale!!!</a><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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Duit!!!!</span></font><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gI"><span class="gD">Roger Thijs</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:rogerthijs@yahoo.com">rogerthijs@yahoo.com</a></span></span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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Subject: </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gI">LL-L "Traditions" 2012.03.16 (01) [EN]<br><br></span><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="im"><div><span>> From: "Fonken, Gael M. [<a href="mailto:foga0301@stcloudstate.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">foga0301@stcloudstate.edu</a>]" <<a href="mailto:foga0301@stcloudstate.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">foga0301@stcloudstate.edu</a>><br>
> Subject: LL-L "Traditions" [EN,Finnish] St. Urho’s day<br>> Greetings all,</span></div><div> > We were starting to dress green a day early for St. Patrick’s Day</div><div> </div></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
This morning one of the ladies in the plant had a kind of aloha necklace with intensive green leaves.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I thought it was because of her birthday.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
But no, it was for St Patricks day, that is only to-morrow though.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">It is a bit exceptional here in St Louis, South County.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Most people here have German names, feel very German, but don't speak any form of German.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think there families migrated around 1840-1880.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Most churches and schools around here are also Lutheran.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
So I was surprised to see evidence of
Irish roots.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regards,</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Roger</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Green Park, St Louis County, MO</div><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gI">----------<br><br>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Traditions<br><br>Thanks, dear Roger!<br><br>So you are definitely getting a taste of the US of A (or "U, S and A," using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borat">Borat</a>'s words).<br><br>In this country, certain once ethno-specific or religion-specific holidays have been generalized. In other words, even people of other backgrounds celebrate them in some form or other. In most of these cases, the original purpose fell by the wayside or is simply considered immaterial. This applies mostly to the following:<br>
<br></span><ul style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><li><span class="gI"></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Day">St. Patrick's Day</a> (Irish Christian)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cinco_de_Mayo">El cinco de mayo</a> (Mexican)<br>
</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_dia_de_los_muertos">El d<span lang="es">í</span>a de los muertos</a> (Mexican)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest">Oktoberfest</a> (Bavarian)</li><li>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween">Halloween</a> (pre-Christian > Christian)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas">Christmas</a> (pre-Christian > Christian)</li></ul><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="gI"><br>
In addition, the general populace of any US area with a specific ethnic or religious dominance may casually celebrate relevant holidays, for instance <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer_Night">Midsummer Night</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy">Santa Lucia</a> celebrations in Western Washington and in Minnesota, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas">Sinterklaas</a> celebrations in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynden,_Washington">Lynden</a>, Washington.<br>
<br>Most Americans don't really care or even know about the original and real meanings of such celebrations. The main thing is that they are fun, and it helps if booze and good food are involved. Fostering inter-ethnic and interfaith goodwill is a welcome side-effect.<br>
<br>Regards and best wishes,<br><br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br></span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><div style="text-align:center">
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