In Celebration of St Patrick's Day

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I received an email from a friend inviting me over for Saint Patrick's Day. She is having a gathering and they are going to watch the parade. We just went through parade season with Mardi Gras which I do not participate in. I am neither catholic or Irish; I do not wear green on March 17 and I really have no interest in this gathering. Of course the celebration is extremely close to the Saint Joseph's Day Celebrations and Italian parade. Maybe it is just a cultural thing but it seems to me some things are commercially blown out of proportion and some people take it for granted everyone else is like them. I really don't need one more excuse to party. I have recently learned that a number of men I know march in the Irish and Italian parades and while it might be fun to watch for and wave at them I wouldn't have much to do the rest of the time. Not to mention one of the parades they hand out flowers in exchange for kisses and I am just not down with that. I realize a lot of these days are only a big deal in the United States but some have started to spread around the globe and I am wondering if people make an issue out of St. Patrick's Day where you live.