Happy St. Patrick's Day Columbus. 

The Columbus St. Patrick's Day parade and the Irish Family Reunion are today.  Both are sponsored by the Shamrock Club of Columbus.

Previously on Discover Columbus about St. Patrick's Day 2008.

Saturday March 15, 2008 is a big day for Dublin Ohio. 

I believe the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day is always the day of the parade in Dublin... or if the 17th falls on Thursday or Friday does the city of Dublin have their parade the Saturday after St. Patrick's Day???  I don't remember... last year the 17th fell on Saturday (this is Leap Year remember.)   

City of Dublin site with details for Dublin Ohio 2008 St. Patrick's Day celebration.    They say it will be the greenest, grandest St. Patrick's Day Celebration. 

The Columbus St. Patrick's Day parade is always on St. Patrick's Day, including this year.   There may be some people who usually go to the parade in Columbus who will not this year, they may be at Dublins Celebrations on Saturday  this year.  

For those who are going to drink beer,  green or otherwise to celebrate St. Patricks Day... be careful. 

Previously on Discover Columbus - about St. Patrick's Day 2008

Jan. 31, 2008 - Columbus - St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Feb. 24, 2008 - Columbus Controversy

March 17, 2008 Events

Columbus St. Patrick's Day Parade & Irish Famnily Reunon at Vet's Memorial - the Shamrock Club

For other  events this weekend visit Experience Columbus.  

I'd love to hear from you if you have a comment on the topic of things to do in Central Ohio this weekend or celebrating St. Patrick's Day. All comments are moderated so you will not see your comment immediately.  Thanks.

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Happy March 1st.  Did you say "Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit " first thing in the month for luck?

Last year in March... a rabbit rerun? My Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit post explained the John Tenniel drawings from Allice in Wonderland and what a March Hare is... and who the March Hare and the Mad Hatter are stuffing in a teapot... March 2007 was a long Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit post.

Happy March 2008!

Happy March Madness!

Happy St. Patricks Day! - It's a bit of a mess this year since St. Patrick's Day falls during the week before Easter.   Discover Columbus - St. Patrick's Day 2008

"Columbus Dispatch - Calendar throws St. Patrick's Day for loop "

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It's Sunday... why not post about a religious controversy in Columbus?

Not all that big a controversy really... to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on St. Patrick's Day (March 17) or not this year.

CNN ... dateline Columbus Ohio (that's newspaper talk... I think... I think I remember that from journalism in high school... or maybe I remember it from some TV show, movie or book about a journalist...)  I never understood it.  Columbus Ohio is a place, not a date.... anyway the CNN story about the controversy in Columbus is dated February 20, 2008 (or updated February 20... ) Wednesday:

St. Patrick's Day causing Catholic dilemma 

The CNN story talks about how Savannah, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston and other cities have handled St. Patricks Day falling in Holy Week (the week before Easter for Christians) this year.  In Columbus Ohio it's a dilemma?  I don't know that it's really a dilemma.  My blog entry about the story of the Columbus Catholic Diocese / Shamrock Club controversy was:

Jan. 31, 2008 - Columbus - St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

I'm no journalist...  I just quoted Meredith Heagney's story in The Columbus Dispatch... about the freaky calendar that puts St. Patrick's Day the Monday of Holy Week.

Calendar throws St. Patrick's Day for loop

How the Columbus Archdiocese has dealt with St. Patricks Day 2008: 

No mass in honor of St. Patrick's Day in downtown Columbus this year.

Discouraging participation in celebrations on March 17, this year...???

They tried to get the Columbus St. Patrick's Day Parade moved up, so it would not fall in Holy Week. 

How the Shamrock Club in Columbus Ohio has decided to deal with St. Patricks Day 2008:   

The Columbus Ohio Parade must go on.   So will the Irish Family Reunion... at Vet's Memorial.

I love the words of  Mike Dempsey President of the Shamrock Club as quoted in the CNN :

"It's not a sin to celebrate your Irish culture," countered Mark Dempsey, the club's president.

"Actually, you're born Irish first," he said, "and then you're baptized Catholic."

How the Royal Hibernians in Central Ohio have decided with St. Patricks Day 2008: 

They will participate in the Dublin Ohio parade on Saturday March 15, 2008 instead of the Columbus (Shamrock Club's) St. Patrick's Day Parade.   They won't go to the Catholic mass in downtown Columbus because there won't be one this year...

How the average Columbus person of Irish ancestry will deal with St. Patricks Day 2008: 

Either they'll go to the Columbus St. Patricks Day Parade (and the Irish Family Reunion at Vets) ...or they won't.  Maybe it depends on their religion... or maybe not.  Most people in Columbus won't notice a difference... between St. Patricks Day 2008 and any other years. 

I think the CNN article says this won't happen again untl 2160 so maybe the Shamrock Club and the Columbus Catholic Diocese have time to work out a solution.  Thanks to Sandy Mattingly in New York City (The Loft Guy) for emailing me the link to the CNN story.

I'd love to hear from you if you have a comment on the topic. All comments are moderated so you will not see your comment immediately. Thanks. Copyright 2008 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe