12 Steps to Recover St Patrick’s Day

By webmaster on Jul 7, 2007 in Holidays

Author by : Clare O Hagan

1. Admit that Advertising Agencies are powerless in showing images of
Irish people
celebrate St Patrick’s Day without a drink in their hand.

2. Believe that we need a power greater than the Global Drinks Industry
to overcome
the stereotypes of Irish people drinking to excess on St Patrick’s Day

3. Come to believe that using innovative ideas we will be able to
celebrate St
Patrick’s Day without painting our face green, getting drunk and falling
over.

4. Made fearless decision to look at how we have used St Patrick’s Day
in the past,
as an excuse to buy and sell tacky merchandise.

5. Admitted to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature
of how we
decided it was a great idea to wear big hats in the shape of a pint of
Guinness on St
Patrick’s Day

6. Are entirely ready to have a look at why it’s not the best idea to
promote
damaging racial stereotypes on St Patrick’s Day.

7. Ask for help when planning a St Patrick’s Day event. Introduce novel
images of
the Irish, in addition to the leprechaun with a pipe.

8. Make a list of all the ways to celebrate a St Patrick’s Day our children
will
remember fondly in the future.

9. Make direct amends for the bad taste you exhibited on past St
Patrick’s Day by
declining gifts of Irish Whiskey socks.

10. Continue to take personal inventory of your St Patrick’s Day
wardrobe. Style hint
- synthetic materials are suspect.

11. Lead by example in improving the image of St Patrick’s Day through
conscious
effort, starting this year.

12. Awaken to the joys of St Patrick’s Day, and enjoy it with gusto and
good grace.

Wishing you all a very Happy St Patrick’s Day on 17th March.

�2006 Clare O Hagan

Clare O Hagan is co-owner of O Hagans Irish Store. With fellow artist
Denise
Wyllie, they design, produce and sell, funky goods with an Irish twist.
href="http://www.clareohagan.com">http://www.clareohagan.com

On a more serious note, the artists are affiliated to leading Women’s
Health
Institutions internationally. See their art at
href="http://www.wyllieohagan.com">http://www.wyllieohagan.com

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