Green Beer Day

Today is St. Patrick's Day. It is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461,) one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17. The day is the national holiday of Ireland. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Montserrat. That doesn't prevent Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and especially the United States to chip in for the beer drinking celebration. It is widely celebrated although not an official holiday. You want proof? Look at the photo showing the crowd lining up for beer tonight. It's green day!

Green Beer

Today is the annual "green" day of St. Patrick, the Irish man. In Coral Gables, the annual celebration starts at 4 PM to go until midnight, live band performing among the flowing of beer and food in the streets. Beers are selling like hot cake. Each beer costs US $6, not in cash, but in purchased tickets. The light beer you see is the "Harp" and the darker ones are "Guiness" or "Smithwick." Green is the color of the night and you can't tell there is a US economic recession looming from looking at this crowd.