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Article: Celebration days Some holidays aren't official, but revelers don't care
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 14, 2009
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When you're standing in line for green beer and an "Everybody's
Irish on St. Patrick's Day" button this Tuesday, consider this: When
did St. Patrick's Day become such a huge holiday?
OK, so it's not really a holiday. Yet it has all the hallmarks of
one: People take off from work, special meals are organized, adult
beverages are consumed and overindulgence is tradition. Like
Thanksgiving, only without the turkey.
A similarly festive pattern of "eat, drink and repeat" comes up
again on opening day next month when, on April 10, thousands of
Brewers fans will get together to grill bratwurst, drink beer from
funnels and, eventually, find their way in to see the game.
There'll be more merriment on ...