St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17! Are you ready? Some people may not consider this Irish holiday to be that major but our research shows that nearly 122 million Americans (39% of the population) say they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. 83% of us wear green, 34% make a special dinner, 31% attend a party, and 25% of us decorate our homes or offices. St. Patrick’s Day spending reaches up to $4.14 billion in America alone! I think it’s safe to say that St. Patrick’s Day is no small holiday. This makes us wonder though, how many of us really know why we celebrate this March holiday? I am happy to say that MemorableGifts.com has the 411 on good ol’ St. Patty’s day and I’m here to share it with ya! Patrick was originally born in Britain, not Ireland. He was kidnapped at age 16 and sent to Ireland as a slave. He eventually escaped but later believed that he’d been called to spread the word of God, so he went back to Ireland. Patrick was successful in bringing Christianity to Ireland and was said to have baptized 12,000 people in a single day! Patrick eventually died but his name lived on forever! Now we celebrate all over the world by turning everything green. We aren’t very sure where the color green plays a role in this holiday but hey it’s fun! How much green you ask? About 40 pounds of green dye are used to turn the Chicago River green.
We think it’s time that MemorableGifts.com contributes to the green celebration! What better way to satisfy that need than with a shamrock shake?
Ingredients
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
- 8 drops green food coloring
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until smooth.
- Stop blender to stir with a spoon if necessary to help blend ice cream.
- Pour into 12-ounce cups and serve each with a straw.
- Enjoy!
Join Memorable Gifts in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! Enter to win a festive Irish beer mug like the one pictured with our shamrock shake. The luck of the Irish will be with our three giveaway winners. The competition will end on St. Patrick’s Day. We can almost see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Cheers!
Recipe via Food.com
Every St. Patrick’s Day my grandma & I go out to the bars :) We have so much fun!!
enjoying green beer
Mint chocolate “shamrock milkshakes” yummy ! The kids love them :)
I use to go to Savannah to see the city turn the river green. Thanks for the giveaway!
i love irish potatoes
Wearing of the green and eating corned beef and cabbage (and of course a shamrock shake)!
I like the idea of a shamrock shake to celebrate St Patrick’s day!
we like to color our hair green and hit the pub
My favorite St. Patrick’s Day tradition is making corned beef and cabbage with fried potatoes on the side.
We go to a local pub every year called Bobby O’Briens. Great food and an awesome party!
My favorite St Patrick’s Day tradition is making my entire wheelchair green!
make green cupcakes!
My mom used to make the best irish soda bread and eat it all week with butter!
anything mint!!
Going to St Patricks day parade with my family.
Me and my friends always go out to this irish bar downtown in my city. It’s tons of fun!
My favorite tradition is doing some st patricks day baking, using lots of green food colouring ;) I bake different things each year, don’t really have a fave
We always make corned beef :)
Drinking green beer is a tradition!
The green beer of course!
My favorite is green beer..
Corned beef and cabbage at Darlington Firehall
Drinking green beer
Eating Green all day :)
The green beer! :)
making green sugar cookies
drinking green beer and wearing green
Every year we make corned beef with cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Green beer and Irish music!
Erin go bragh
Pick me I have an Irish last name, Draughon!!
Watching people get drunk on the green beer :)
March is the start of Spring! All things green.
We drive down to Savannah and take in the festivities on River Street.
Corned Beef and Cabbage for the whole Conley Clan!
I’ll be going to an Irish pub that just opened up in the city to enjoy some live music while trying Irish beer for the first time.
I was born on st. Patricks day and I’m irish so to me this is the best day of the year. When I was little my grandmother always bought me a green outfit for my birthday.
My favorite St Pattie’s day tradition is green beer!
this year we began decorating a tree outside. it is decorated for every holiday. right now it has green clovers, hats and beads
We love having corned beef and cabbage.
Making corned beef and cabbage.
i love making green pancakes for breakfast!
We like to make ruben subs for dinner. My kids never liked them but now that they are older they love them, go figure.
I love pork and cabbage dinner!
I like my Moms corn beef and cabbage.
corned beef & cabbage with Irish soda bread
drinking green pop with the kids
We go to a parade every year.
we make cupcakes for st patricks day every year
having fun with my friends!
green with envy
Irish soda bread
Wearing green drinking lots and having fun are my traditions!
My tradition is always having a mug of green beer!