Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! Have you ever wondered why there are such unique traditions for St. Patrick's Day? Well, we've got all the answers you need right here!
Beginning at noon on St. Patrick's Day, Where's Rufus Sports Bar on S. Broadway in Tyler will be throwing it down St. Patty's Day style. And come nighttime Brandon Rhyder will be taking over their parking lot -- If you didn't know Rhyder has added a fiddle to the band, he called in last night to Radio Texas, LIVE! to talk about the concert and the addition of the fiddle.
Have you ever wondered why wearing green on St. Patrick's day is such a big deal? I mean, there isn't another day in the whole year where if you don't wear a specific color you get pinched. I did a little bit of research to find out the origins of both of these crazy traditions.
St. Patrick's Day is basically a holiday used as an excuse to drink. Sure getting all dressed up and pinching people who aren't wearing green is fun, but St. Patrick's day wouldn't be near as fun without the green beer. We're getting together a list of St. Patty's Day parties here in Tyler, and this is what we have found so far.
Our pals at Where's Rufus Sports Bar are gearing up for their third-annual St. Patty's Day Party in the Parking Lot, which is going down this Saturday.
While many people associate St. Patty's with heavy drinking and pub crawls, in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a historically solemn and sober holy day for Roman Catholics. Believe it. Until the 1970s, pubs were actually legally required to close up shop for the day.
You know what they say: one man’s pub crawl is another man’s....public reading of “Green Eggs and Ham”? Some places around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in uniquely festive ways. Here are some of our favorites:
The Irish Car Bomb (a shot of Bailey's plopped in a pint of Guinness) is a popular drink around St. Patrick's Day, though some be surprised to hear it didn't originate in Ireland. In 1979, Charles B. Oat created the drink at Wilson's Saloon in Norwich, Connecticut, according to a booze blogger who studied bartending under Oat.