How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Sober
The St. Patrick's Day holiday is typically one filled with green beer. But you can cast off the Guinness -- just like St. Patrick cast the snakes out of Ireland -- and enjoy other elements of Irish culture, booze-free.
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Get your Irish on and have a happy St. Patrick's Day with the ideas in this Howcast video series.
You Will Need
- Green clothes
- 1 gal. lemon-lime soda
- 2 pts. lime sherbet
- 2 c. crushed ice
- Desire to learn about Irish culture
- Button (optional)
Steps
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Step 1
Wear green
Don't get pinched for wearing something other than green. Wear your green gear with pride.
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Add a "Kiss Me I'm Irish" button to your attire for some added fun. It might work even better than mistletoe at Christmas.
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Step 2
Make a non-alcoholic punch
Make a non-alcoholic green punch by combining the lemon-lime soda, the lime sherbet, and the crushed ice. If people ask what you're drinking, call it "leprechaun's luck" or another name that refers to Irish culture.
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Step 3
Eat an Irish meal
Sit down at a local Irish pub to eat an Irish meal. Some traditional Irish dishes include corned beef and cabbage and boxty, a potato dish.
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Step 4
Attend a parade
Attend a parade in your area. Many cities in the United States throw a parade to commemorate the holiday.
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Find out if there is an Irish history tour of your area. This could include tours through old Irish neighborhoods and other cultural landmarks.
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Step 5
Learn some Gaelic
Learn some Gaelic. Start simple with "Hello." In Gaelic "Hello" is "Dia Dhuit."
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Step 6
Be a designated driver
Help out your friends who might not be celebrating so soberly and be a designated driver. By staying sober on March 17, you'll wake up the next morning with fun memories of St. Patrick's Day instead of a hangover.
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The first ever St. Patrick's Day parade was held in Manhattan -- not Ireland -- in 1762, 14 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
