{"id":18655,"date":"2021-03-15T21:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T21:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/?p=18655"},"modified":"2021-07-19T13:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T13:48:41","slug":"how-to-celebrate-st-paddys-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/how-to-celebrate-st-paddys-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Celebrate St Paddy’s At-Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every March 17, St Patrick\u2019s Day<\/a> is celebrated with parades, block parties, Irish dancing, and most importantly, a whole lotta green. By turning their river emerald green<\/a> every year, <\/span>Chicagoans<\/span><\/a> are known for some of the most extravagant St Paddy\u2019s traditions. These celebrations are notoriously big crowd drawers which is why <\/span>we<\/span><\/a> want to inspire you to stay <\/span>at home<\/span><\/a> with these suggested fun activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Host a costume contest\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Embrace the colorful tradition and set the tone for the celebrations by hosting a costume party. It\u2019s easily adaptable to any age group and guaranteed fun. Put your best green attire on and strut down your at-home parade. Don\u2019t forget to have some prizes ready for the most creative costumes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Plan an educational scavenger hunt\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

We promise you can make this fun for everybody! Divide your home into chronological sections and create a hunt that tells a story with treats along the way. As a parent, you\u2019re killing two birds with one stone by both pleasing your children with some goodies and feeling like a good parent by teaching them a thing or two about the holiday. If you and your friends are the competitive type, organize a St Paddy\u2019s Day-themed competition with opposing teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick St Patrick\u2019s Day cheat sheet to give you a head\u2019s up:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

St Paddy\u2019s Day is the celebration of the Patron Saint of Ireland, St Patrick. March 17 marks the supposed date of Saint Patrick\u2019s death in 461 A.D. He was born Maewyn Succat circa 386 A.D in England but was captured and enslaved at age 16 by Irish raiders for 6 years. He then changed his name to Patrick and escaped to join the Catholic Church. As a Christian missionary, he devoted his life to converting the Irish and used the shamrock to demonstrate the Holy Trinity. After the potato famine (1845-1852), Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America in the 1700s where it became the popular event we know of today. The first ever St Patrick\u2019s Day parade was actually held in Boston in 1737 and the rest is history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re welcome. Now go get a head start on your hunt!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Cook and bake traditional Irish dishes\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get us wrong, green frosting and green-colored drinks are fun but why not take the knowledge you\u2019ve learnt during your at-home scavenger hunt and convert it into some classic Irish dishes. As St Paddy\u2019s Day falls on a Wednesday this year, you could opt for a typical Irish breakfast (basically \u2018a full English\u2019 with soda bread and jam) and make some <\/span>homemade soda bread<\/span><\/a> the night before. Nothing like fresh bread in the morning! We also recommend making a warm and comforting <\/span>classic Irish stew<\/span><\/a> accompanied with a glass of Irish whiskey. Surround yourself with your friends and family for some cooking fun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Plant Shamrocks\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Now that you know everything there is to know about <\/span>planting herbs indoors, <\/span>have a go with shamrocks (wood sor<\/span>rel or white and yellow clover). A craft workshop suited for all ages, you can teach your children or friends how to pot a plant like a pro. Did you know that wood sorrel has many health benefits? They are edible and contain loads of nutrients – so why not throw some in your Irish stew?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. Watch an Irish movie<\/b><\/p>\n

You can never go wrong with a cozy movie night at home. Turns out there are a bunch of acclaimed Irish movies so why not go all the way with your themed evening and watch an Irish movie with your closest friends and family? Check out some of the best lists <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in need of some more inspiration you can also check out our blog on <\/span>date ideas you can recreate at home<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Every March 17, St Patrick\u2019s Day is celebrated with parades, block parties, Irish dancing, and most importantly, a whole lotta green. By turning their river emerald green every year, Chicagoans are known for some of the most extravagant St Paddy\u2019s traditions. These celebrations are notoriously big crowd drawers which is why we want to inspire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99745542,"featured_media":18657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[381819,1518248,46132293],"tags":[8922383,52048436],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magdalena-smolnicka-P2fRnPdh_pA-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1970&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbBC5T-4QT","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99745542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18655"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19243,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18655\/revisions\/19243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fultongrace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}