March 17, 2023 - St. Patrick's Day | National Corned Beef And Cabbage Day

Welcome to March 17th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate spoiling St Patrick’s Day for all of us. Ah, St. Patrick’s Day, parades, the wearing of the green and Erin go bragh! Except…Saint Patrick wasn’t Irish and he wore blue. It’s true! Historian’s are in agreement that Saint Patrick was born in Roman England and they think he was likely brought to Ireland by slavers when he was a teenager. And originally the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue but because he used the symbol of the shamrock the color green became associated with him. And as for parades, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was in Boston in 1737, followed by New York in 1762. Ireland didn’t have its first St. Patrick’s Day parade until 1931, 169 years later! At least there’s corned beef and cabbage though! Some nice boiled potatoes and a pint or two on the side… Well, no. It turns out that corned beef and cabbage originated in America, most likely from Irish immigrants who found out bacon, their protein of choice, was too expensive. Another theory holds that the new Irish Americans adopted the dish from Jewish Americans but one thing is for sure, it’s not an Irish dish. But don’t let these facts spoil your fun on St. Patrick’s Day! Grab your friends, hoist a green beer, have the corned beef and cabbage and shout 'Shlantuh!' as you celebrate the Irish, whether you’re Irish or not! I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices