Comments on: St. Patrick’s Day Pinches http://pauseforpurpose.com/2008/03/st-patricks-day-pinches/ Slowing down and noticing what’s extraordinary, humorous and meaningful in the everyday. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Susan "Backpack45" Alcorn http://pauseforpurpose.com/2008/03/st-patricks-day-pinches/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Susan "Backpack45" Alcorn Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:14:43 +0000 http://pauseforpurpose.com/2008/03/st-patricks-day-pinches/#comment-2251 I used to teach elementary school (until 2004) and I can assure you that the kids all knew, or soon learned from others, about St. Patrick's Day. I doubt that they knew the tradition of it, but they knew about the pinching if you didn't wear green. And while we're discussing holidays, here's an explanation of why Easter is so early this year (the last time it was this early was 1913). Easter falls on the first Sunday after (not on) the full moon that happens on or after the official Vernal (Spring) Equinox. I used to teach elementary school (until 2004) and I can assure you that the kids all knew, or soon learned from others, about St. Patrick’s Day. I doubt that they knew the tradition of it, but they knew about the pinching if you didn’t wear green.

And while we’re discussing holidays, here’s an explanation of why Easter is so early this year (the last time it was this early was 1913).

Easter falls on the first Sunday after (not on) the full moon that happens on or after the official Vernal (Spring) Equinox.

]]> By: Ross http://pauseforpurpose.com/2008/03/st-patricks-day-pinches/comment-page-1/#comment-2232 Ross Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:45:49 +0000 http://pauseforpurpose.com/2008/03/st-patricks-day-pinches/#comment-2232 Everybody knows that you get pinched if you don't wear green On St. Paddy's day. Another fine tradition lost.... Everybody knows that you get pinched if you don’t wear green On St. Paddy’s day. Another fine tradition lost….

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