St Patrick's Day

I like St. Patrick's Day even if I am German descent. My Mother in law was Irish with a name like McClenny. You just wear green and if you like get drunk and have parades. The parades are fun to be in as everyone always seems to be having a good time and the music is happy. I cannot think of any food we ate special. If you were in school you tried to wear something green and it was a jolly time during Lent and so all the things you gave up for Lent you take a holiday from for one day. It seems that if you did not have something green on you got pinched but I am not sure about that.