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The Catholic Contoversy surrounding St. Patrick's Day

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What is St. Patrick's Day? Aside from the bar hopping and other celebratory activities, there is actual history behind this fun day.

Early Christians established holidays based on honoring saints. On the anniversaries of saints' deaths, believers would celebrate their accomplishments and recognize the saints' admission into heaven. A missionary to Ireland, St. Patrick was a historical figure, according to the religion. St. Patrick's Day is a feast day that is observed on a large scale in Ireland. The recognized day — March 17 — is now celebrated worldwide, though, with festivities including parades enjoyed by many different kinds of people, Irish and non-Irish alike. Commonly referred to as "St. Patty's," the day is especially popular among those in their 20s and 30s.


So what is the controversy this year, you may be asking? St. Patrick's Day falls on Monday, March 17, this year. However, that Monday evidently is not a day on which Christians are supposed to drink and party the night away. The reason for this is a conflict concerning the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church.

According to CNN.com, March 17 falls during Holy Week this year. This is the first time since 1940 that it is falling on the "sacred seven days" before Easter.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says that because of this conflict, the rules of the religion cannot allow a mass in honor of the saint on Monday, March 17. Not only that, but some Catholic leaders also want Holy Week to be kept sacred, which to them means not holding St. Patrick's Day parades and festivities during Holy Week. Palm Sunday falls on March 16 this year, which is the first day of Holy Week.

Reports have been made that allegedly both Milwaukee and Philadelphia have moved parade and celebration dates as a result of the situation. On the other hand, Columbus will still celebrate on March 17 with a parade. A lot of communities have moved their celebrations to March 15, which is a Saturday and therefore a seemingly more convenient night for party purposes overall.

This is not a common event, though, so St. Patrick's fans shouldn't be too worried. The next time this conflict will arise won't be until 2160. The religious debate seems to be coming from the more traditional and conservative leaders rather than the people who view St. Patrick's Day as a simple occasion to wear the color green and celebrate with friends. In Dublin the parade will still take place on March 17, and the Irish day off work — as of now — is still on that date as well.

For now, the debate still stands, and places are scrambling to plan their events accordingly to avoid any conflict. Maybe you will pick Saturday night for your celebration quest, or perhaps you would like two days of St. Patty's fun, or maybe it just doesn't matter to you either way. No matter what, make sure to at least celebrate with some green attire in tow…nobody can argue with that!

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