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Party Like It’s 17:59 | Guinness and St Patrick’s Day | March 17 2010

It’s St Patrick’s Day party time again!

Celebrate the first St Patrick’s Day of the new decade in style by trying a Guinness Black Velvet cocktail or impress your mates down the pub with some St Patrick’s Day facts & stats, plus tips on how to enjoy the perfect pint of Guinness!

Wednesday, March 17th, will see people from all over the UK heading down to pubs and bars for a mid week party to raise a pint of the beloved black stuff in celebration of St Patrick’s Day.

Thousands of pub owners will be decorating their interiors with those famous black, white & green decorations and gearing up for the ultimate St Patrick’s Day party of the new decade. Continue reading Party Like It’s 17:59 | Guinness and St Patrick’s Day | March 17 2010

For England! St. George's Day 23rd April 2010

St George attacking a dragon (by Alaskan Dude)St George and the Modern Day

Despite the patron saint’s dashing credentials, the tradition of Saint George’s Day had waned by the end of the 18th century when union took place with Scotland.

Ironic then that Burn’s Night, the Scottish celebration, and St Patrick’s Day are more widely celebrated in England than the country’s own National Day.

But things are about to change, however. Continue reading For England! St. George’s Day 23rd April 2010

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