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Saint Patrick’s Day
March 17th marks Saint Patrick’s Day! If you don’t know what this is, it is a cultural/religious holiday that honours a bloke named St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland). Basically, he brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th Century. According to legend, he used a shamrock (think 3 leaf clover) to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) to the Irish peeps. St. Paddies day is basically a celebration of his death, which is believed to have occurred on March 17th, 461 AD. Realistically, though, it’s just an excuse to have a good old knees-up, get pissed, drink copious amounts of alcohol and…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
So, as we all know, the 14th of February marks Valentine’s Day. Let us extend you a happy Valentine’s Day! For some, this is a day filled with happiness and chocolate and gifts and all that other sickly shit. For other’s it’s just another day. We sit somewhere in the middle. I guess you could say that we’re indifferent about it, we can take it or leave it. Just depends on what mood we’re in. We don’t tend to take ourselves too seriously, and we don’t need a special day to confirm our love for one another. However, if you’re finding yourself at a loose end and need some loving,…
