SectionsGuinness Campaign aims to make St. Patrick's Day a national holiday
Ashley Christopher
Issue date: 3/14/08 Section: Features
Other students such as Holly Essner, who said St. Patrick's Day is her favorite holiday, say it should be a day to have fun without worries.
"I believe that it is important for everyone, especially college students, to have days set aside to just drink and have fun without being chastised for it," said Essner, a sophomore fashion design and merchandising major.
According to a survey sponsored by the makers of Guinness, St. Patrick's Day isn't just for those of Irish ancestry. The survey found that 57 percent of those asked said they think everyone has a "little bit of Irish in them" on St. Patrick's Day.
Almost a third of those surveyed who weren't Irish said they were planning on celebrating the day.
However, some don't believe it should be a national holiday in the United States because it doesn't have much to do with the country.
"The holiday has nothing to do with America," said junior Patrick Finley, a history and religious studies major. "Its purpose is to recognize the efforts of St. Patrick in converting pagans to Catholicism in Ireland."
Just because he thinks it shouldn't technically be a holiday doesn't mean he wouldn't partake in celebrations if it was, though.
"I would love it if St. Pat's was a national holiday, and I would certainly honor St. Pat every year with a Guinness, or two, in recognition of their efforts," he said.
"I believe that it is important for everyone, especially college students, to have days set aside to just drink and have fun without being chastised for it," said Essner, a sophomore fashion design and merchandising major.
According to a survey sponsored by the makers of Guinness, St. Patrick's Day isn't just for those of Irish ancestry. The survey found that 57 percent of those asked said they think everyone has a "little bit of Irish in them" on St. Patrick's Day.
Almost a third of those surveyed who weren't Irish said they were planning on celebrating the day.
However, some don't believe it should be a national holiday in the United States because it doesn't have much to do with the country.
"The holiday has nothing to do with America," said junior Patrick Finley, a history and religious studies major. "Its purpose is to recognize the efforts of St. Patrick in converting pagans to Catholicism in Ireland."
Just because he thinks it shouldn't technically be a holiday doesn't mean he wouldn't partake in celebrations if it was, though.
"I would love it if St. Pat's was a national holiday, and I would certainly honor St. Pat every year with a Guinness, or two, in recognition of their efforts," he said.
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kristy
posted 3/15/08 @ 11:00 AM CST
You can view the Lincoln commercial on my blog http://twoifbysee.blogspot.com/2008/03/guinness-campaign-to-make-st-patricks.html
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