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St. Patricks Day Party Ideas And Festivities
If you were living in Ireland before the dawn of the Twentieth Century, then you would have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by attending morning mass and eating ham, bacon or lamb for dinner. You would think about St Patrick and early Christianity and would spend the day quietly. Your family would be thankful that the potato famine has ended and all could be assembled in good health and good spirits, despite the cold. As you know, today’s American St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are filled with multiple parades, pub crawls, music festivals, competitive games, theatrical performances and dinner parties. Here are some Saint Patricks Day party ideas to help you host your own Irish-American festivities.
Hosting a potluck dinner is one of the most common ideas for St. Patrick’s Day parties. A potluck cuts down on the cost of hosting a party by asking each attendee to bring a dish, such as an appetizer, an entree, a dessert, drinks or munchies. Saint Patricks Day dinner ideas might include corned beef and cabbage, Guinness beef stew, Reuben sandwiches, beef and potatoes, beer-glazed pork chops, lamb and vegetable stew, mint-roasted lamb chops, Colcannon or Irish soda bread. For a festive touch, green Jell-O, lime margaritas and lime punch will bring a sprig of green to your table. For some unique Saint Patrick’s Day recipes, visit www.recipezaar.com/recipes/st-patricks-day.
If you have kids, then don’t leave them out of the fun when planning your Saint Patricks Day party ideas! They might enjoy a cookie decorating contest, complete with green frosting and sprinkles. At www.thecookiecuttershop.com, you’ll find cookie cutters in the shape of leprechauns, pots of gold, shamrocks and Irish derby hats. Or, if you prefer, you can have the kids decorate cupcakes made with green Jell-O. This Saint Patrick’s Day recipe is simple. Just mix and bake a box of white cake, according to directions; while the cake is still hot, poke holes into it using a fork; dissolve a box of green Jell-O into two cups of boiling water; pour the Jello over the hole-poked white cake, let it cool and set, and then cover the top with Cool Whip. Once the goodies are made and decorated, you can have the kids vote on the winner and give away prizes like milk chocolate “gold coins” and stuffed leprechauns. A good place to find inexpensive Saint Patrick’s Day party favors is www.orientaltradingpost.com.
You’ll definitely want to incorporate Irish songs in with your other Saint Patricks Day party ideas, since music often sets the tone for the celebration. You can go modern Irish with rock bands like U2, The Boomtown Rats, The Chieftains, The Cranberries or Sinéad O’Connor. Other top-selling Irish acts include Enya (Celtic-New Age) and The Corrs (pop). Or you might want to go Irish punk rock with bands like the Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, The Pogues, The Real McKenzies, Blood or Whiskey and The Street Dogs. Amazon also sells mixed compilations with traditional folk songs like “Whiskey in the Jar,” “Danny Boy,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” or “Pub With No Beer.” Bagpipe CDs are a good way to set the tone, while borrowing from authentic Irish traditions.
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