In case you are looking for another holiday to celebrate, I have two:
1. March 1: St. David's Day.
St. David is the patron saint of Wales and March 1 is their national holiday. They celebrate by eating lamb (leg of lamb with mint sauce) and gathering daffodils. Men wear them in their lapels, women wear them in their hair and everyone has a bouquet of them on their desk (at least I am told). So the night of Feb. 28 I will be gathering daffoldils (at the local supermarket) and enjoying the taste of spring they will bring!
2. March 8: Shrove Day (or pancake day). This custom has something to do with lent and the fasting that goes with it. The custom is that the day before you begin your fast, you get rid of all your perishables -- like milk and eggs. You add some flour and have what we call crepes!
Apparently we celebrate both holidays here. The cafeteria fixes leg of lamb on March 1 and crepes on March 8!
Anyone care to join us?
Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteMegan and Daniel used to celebrate Pancake Day at their International School in Japan. The teachers were primarily from Ireland so this was a big deal to them. We'll enjoy our Pancakes on the 8th and think of you!
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