I"ve never heard of this either. Is this just in South Philly? If not, the 19th falls on a wednesday this year, and as we all know, wednesday is prince spaghetti day!!!
LOL! Maybe just a St. Joe day for Solat13!!
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i think it depends on the catholic community and family what saints get more *focus*....st. gennerro gets a lotta love from NYC. there's a 'saint's day' EVERY day i believe, and for those who are truly that religiously observant, could 'celebrate' them all. just like modern-day 'celebrities'...i guess some saints get/got more recognition/fame than others. i have relatives who celebrate st. nicholas's day - and no, that's NOT christmas. i know the nuns in my former school celebrated st. joseph's day in a BIG way b/c they were josephites, and i too, italian/catholic...had never heard of it until then. so many saints...so little time.;)
That's weird. I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school for 8 years, my mom does the readings at 10:30 mass every Sunday, I grew up in a big Italian community ... and never once have I heard of, let alone celebrated St. Joseph's Day.
Is the community Sicilian? Many of the people in my neighborhood are so maybe that's why you never celebrated it.
uhhhhhh how could u not know of this day ? it makes no sense
i've never heard of it either.. also raised catholic, catholic school, am 75% italian, and both of my grandfathers were italian immigrants... must be a regional thing.
i think it depends on the catholic community and family what saints get more *focus*....st. gennerro gets a lotta love from NYC. there's a 'saint's day' EVERY day i believe, and for those who are truly that religiously observant, could 'celebrate' them all. just like modern-day 'celebrities'...i guess some saints get/got more recognition/fame than others. i have relatives who celebrate st. nicholas's day - and no, that's NOT christmas. i know the nuns in my former school celebrated st. joseph's day in a BIG way b/c they were josephites, and i too, italian/catholic...had never heard of it until then. so many saints...so little time.;)
How come we don't celebrate St. Monica's Day?? She's my saint's name chick. I love her!
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truth be told i fired down 2 cannolis with some harp, smitticks, guinness, whiskey, and irish stew on saturday. then at 12:30am i went all german on myself and had beer brauts.
I've heard of St Joseph's Day but never celebrated it (not Italian).... but I'm all for it. Just a question: What are we supposed to drink/eat on that day??? Or do we just sing the praises of Hawk B-ball???
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i've never heard of it either.. also raised catholic, catholic school, am 75% italian, and both of my grandfathers were italian immigrants... must be a regional thing.
I think you're probably right. It's funny though I remember the nuns teaching us about St. Joseph's Day before ever teaching us about St. Patrick's Day.
We used to have a parade down here for the day and Italian Market would have a have huge festival.
i've never heard of it either.. also raised catholic, catholic school, am 75% italian, and both of my grandfathers were italian immigrants... must be a regional thing.
i dont get it ?
pretty weird .. maybe it is more popular here
shit all the italian bakery's make "st. joesph pastries" this time of the year
never heard of those?????? oh my lord u dont know what you're missing
I've heard of St Joseph's Day but never celebrated it (not Italian).... but I'm all for it. Just a question: What are we supposed to drink/eat on that day???
Lots of wine, I'm guessing...and if that's the case, I celebrate it on a daily basis.
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Maybe if I was a member of Knights of Columbus I would've.
HA! In the middle of me slamming my snooze button 7 times this morning i heard that the dude who founded the knights of columbus from new haven, ct, is up for sainthood.
St. Patrick's Day is a watered down/liquored up excuse to party for most...but it's an excuse for my family to get together and celebrate our Irish-American heritage. my grandma cooks for about 50, and there's not an ounce of green beer in the house...but the homemade irish cream is a-flowin'.
p.s. this year, the feast of st. patrick got trumped by holy week...so the church isn't even celebrating today.
HA! In the middle of me slamming my snooze button 7 times this morning i heard that the dude who founded the knights of columbus from new haven, ct, is up for sainthood.
Try praying to him and see if you get a miracle!!
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I have family in both Northern Italy and Sicily. St. Joseph is sicilian affair - He is their Patron Saint and is celebrated a lot more there than in Northern Italy. Not sure of the story about St. Joseph (something about a drought, I think), but definitely a Sicilian thing to start with.
I've heard of St Joseph's Day but never celebrated it (not Italian).... but I'm all for it. Just a question: What are we supposed to drink/eat on that day??? Or do we just sing the praises of Hawk B-ball???
Everyone wears red sort of how everyone wears green on St. Patty's Day.
Obviously wine is involved, but because St. Joseph's Day traditionally falls during Lent, it's a meatless dinner, but lots of fish, minestrone soup, pasta with breadcrumbs symbolizing sawdust because he was a carpenter, St. Joseph's cakes and veggies.
I have family in both Northern Italy and Sicily. St. Joseph is sicilian affair - He is their Patron Saint and is celebrated a lot more there than in Northern Italy. Not sure of the story about St. Joseph (something about a drought, I think), but definitely a Sicilian thing to start with.
Awesome!! Good to know!! Thanks for the heads-up!
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In Ireland, its a pretty big thing. The kids get a break from school, get dressed in the best and go to the parades (which there are hundreds of, by the way). For me, t'was nothing religious about it. Also, Paddys Day isn't especially about drink - we get just as excited about other Bank Holiday weekends where we have the Monday off work and can have a few on Sun night. So, Easter, May weekend, August weekend, Xmas - we all drink as much then, its in our culture.
Other countries have just blown it totally out of proportion.
Isn't it the day to honor the Patron Saint of Ireland? I mean it's not entirely supposed to be about drinking, we do have a big parade here, and there's a service at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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In Ireland, its a pretty big thing. The kids get a break from school, get dressed in the best and go to the parades (which there are hundreds of, by the way). For me, t'was nothing religious about it. Also, Paddys Day isn't especially about drink - we get just as excited about other Bank Holiday weekends where we have the Monday off work and can have a few on Sun night. So, Easter, May weekend, August weekend, Xmas - we all drink as much then, its in our culture.
Other countries have just blown it totally out of proportion.
absolutely. given our *melting pot* roots...i personally think where the 'going overboard' stems from. everyone wants to celebrate, pay homage to their ancestry/heritage.....take pride in their family's 'old country' as it were. i think we americans do that for almost ALL culturally-centered holidays. hell, the puerto rican day parade in NY has reeached epic proportions, and for me anyway...that is a rather 'new' holiday. cinco de mayo, as mentioned, has also grown quite *big* here, etc. i think as more and more immigrants from various countries/cultures make their home somewhere new, all these traditions/holidays take new importance/significance to those who are a part of the heritage.
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All those seem like a good enough reason to celebrate St Paddy's Day.
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uhhhhhh how could u not know of this day ? it makes no sense
if you're an italian catholic u should have heard of this
LOL! Maybe just a St. Joe day for Solat13!!
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Is the community Sicilian? Many of the people in my neighborhood are so maybe that's why you never celebrated it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph's_Day
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- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Maybe if I was a member of Knights of Columbus I would've.
*I* am sicilian, and still, never celebrated it.
Let's just breathe...
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How come we don't celebrate St. Monica's Day?? She's my saint's name chick. I love her!
yesterday was not good.
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I think you're probably right. It's funny though I remember the nuns teaching us about St. Joseph's Day before ever teaching us about St. Patrick's Day.
We used to have a parade down here for the day and Italian Market would have a have huge festival.
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- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
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- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
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- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
i dont get it ?
pretty weird .. maybe it is more popular here
shit all the italian bakery's make "st. joesph pastries" this time of the year
never heard of those?????? oh my lord u dont know what you're missing
Lots of wine, I'm guessing...and if that's the case, I celebrate it on a daily basis.
HA! In the middle of me slamming my snooze button 7 times this morning i heard that the dude who founded the knights of columbus from new haven, ct, is up for sainthood.
p.s. this year, the feast of st. patrick got trumped by holy week...so the church isn't even celebrating today.
Try praying to him and see if you get a miracle!!
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Everyone wears red sort of how everyone wears green on St. Patty's Day.
Obviously wine is involved, but because St. Joseph's Day traditionally falls during Lent, it's a meatless dinner, but lots of fish, minestrone soup, pasta with breadcrumbs symbolizing sawdust because he was a carpenter, St. Joseph's cakes and veggies.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Awesome!! Good to know!!
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P.S. You could even get to wear your red jacket from Italy!!
Other countries have just blown it totally out of proportion.
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absolutely. given our *melting pot* roots...i personally think where the 'going overboard' stems from. everyone wants to celebrate, pay homage to their ancestry/heritage.....take pride in their family's 'old country' as it were. i think we americans do that for almost ALL culturally-centered holidays. hell, the puerto rican day parade in NY has reeached epic proportions, and for me anyway...that is a rather 'new' holiday. cinco de mayo, as mentioned, has also grown quite *big* here, etc. i think as more and more immigrants from various countries/cultures make their home somewhere new, all these traditions/holidays take new importance/significance to those who are a part of the heritage.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
it's fun!
I see it as a day to appreciate irish culture and history in the U.S.