Estate Planning

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

By Hull & Hull LLP

I don't think that there was any way to walk around our city yesterday without seeing many people wearing green.  I've always enjoyed a good St. Patrick's Day celebration, but for the first time yesterday I felt the need to find out a little more about the holiday. 

I quickly learned that what most of us just know as a day to consume green drinks or wear a green shirt, actually began as a celebration of St. Patrick's life.  Celebrating St. Patrick takes place on March 17 in honour of the date of his death.

Many cities around the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Chicago even goes so far as to dye the Chicago River green.  Not to be outdone, many Canadian cities manage to celebrate in their own unique ways.  Montreal has a yearly parade, the largest of its kind in Canada, Calgary has been known to change the lights on the Calgary Tower to green, and on several occasions Toronto sports teams have traded in their traditional uniforms for a  green version. 

Celebrating of the death of St. Patrick is a strong tradition in Toronto and around the world.   So, whatever your means of celebrating, I hope you enjoyed yesterday and good luck on the early planning for next year. 

Until Next Time,

Nadia

Full post as published by Toronto Estate Law Blog on March 18, 2010 (boomark / email).