Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blur of Guinness and green but today's St. Patty's festivities pale next to the alcohol binges of old. Local pub proprietors and bartenders-most from the Emerald Isle and with the accent to prove it-kept their preparations minimal for America's most notorious Irish holiday...
...Ireland isn't drinking Boston under the table on St. Patty's Day-quite the opposite. There, the holiday has never focused on drinking. Only in the U.S. has March 17 become a day of alcoholic excesses. "In Ireland it would be more of a traditional family day like Thanksgiving. Definitely people will go out and celebrate but it isn't the same intense partying that it is here," Byrne adds. "In my home it is more of a family day, people getting together and stuff. Maybe going to pubs and because it is a holiday, but not like...
...Irish-owned James's Gate and The Druid also play up Irish culture for the holiday. They take advantage of Irish music's current vogue is the U.S., making Gaelic sounds a St. Patty's mainstay. "We're going to have traditional Irish music all day. We have a working fireplace and they're going to gather around there," Byrne says. "We have a special appearance by the Boston Police bagpipe band on the day itself and on the eve we have the Irish Army pipe band in town...
...blur of Guinness and green but today's St. Patty's festivities pale next to the alcohol binges of old. Local pub proprietors and bartenders-most from the Emerald Isle and with the accent to prove it-kept their preparations minimal for America's most notorious Irish holiday...
...Ireland isn't drinking Boston under the table on St. Patty's Day-quite the opposite. There, the holiday has never focused on drinking. Only in the U.S. has March 17 become a day of alcoholic excesses. "In Ireland it would be more of a traditional family day like Thanksgiving. Definitely people will go out and celebrate but it isn't the same intense partying that it is here," Byrne adds. "In my home it is more of a family day, people getting together and stuff. Maybe going to pubs and because it is a holiday, but not like...