- 1). Wear green clothing on the holiday. You don't have to go overboard if you don't want. Choose an all-green sweater or T-shirt, or a polo shirt with green stripes. If you aren't into wearing green, sport a shamrock pin to show your support of the day.
- 2). Dress up your attire with St. Patrick's Day buttons and pins, or lavish green jewelry. Let other people know that you are Irish, or at least Irish for the day. Dust on green face glitter for added green sparkle. Go all the way and dye your hair green if you really want to stand out in a crowd.
- 3). Take the family to a St. Patrick's Day parade. Some of the larger cities nationwide sponsor huge parades in celebration of the day. Marching bands, police, firefighters, members of civic organizations, and military regiments typically participate in these festive, holiday parades. Even many smaller communities sponsor parades, walks, runs, fireworks, Irish folk music festivals, Irish step dancing programs, and other cultural events on St. Patrick's Day.
- 4). Start a tradition of your own and prepare an Irish meal for dinner on St. Patrick's Day. Dish up some Irish potato soup with traditional Irish soda bread. Prepare Irish lamb stew, roasted leg of lamb or shepherd's pie made with lamb as other recipe options. Even though lamb and potatoes are the two most common food staples in Irish cuisine, go ahead and cook corned beef and cabbage. Simmer the beef for at least three hours before adding the cabbage, potatoes and carrots. Serve with horseradish sauce on the side.
- 5). Invite over some friends to watch videos. An old movie classic like "The Quiet Man" (1952), starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is a good pick for St. Patrick's Day. More recent film favorites like "My Left Foot" (1989), "The Field" (1990), and "Inside I'm Dancing" (2004) are other Irish movie classics, which make for great entertainment. Serve a sweet treat like Irish potato cake that has walnuts, raisins, and spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves) added to the recipe.
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