St Patrick's Day
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
ST PATRICK'S DAY (J8x24) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Book 31- 8 1s+2s dance RH across ½ way, 1s+2s dance ½ Poussette back to places
9-16 1s lead down the middle and back
17-24 1s+2s dance RH across ½ way and turn partners RH to places
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. 385-461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and, by extension, celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.
Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.
"The Wearing Of The Green", Postcard, c. 1907
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