Istiqlál (Independence
I don’t have a many childhood memories of St. Patrick’s Day.
I was raised Southern Baptist, so we never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at
home. When I was growing up, on St. Patrick’s Day I always made sure I wore
green to school. The reason for this was simple; I didn’t want to get pinched. If
you didn’t wear green someone pinched you and once the pinching started it
never stopped, except maybe in the classroom.
Another interesting occurrence on St. Patrick’s Day was
cupcakes with green frosting. I remember someone’s mother making these cupcakes
and sending them to the class, but I don’t remember if it were because a
classmate had a birthday on St. Patrick’s Day or they were sent to celebrate the
day. I liked the chocolate cupcakes with green frosting myself.
Childhood memories are interesting. Sometimes they are just snippets
of what happened. Sometimes they are pleasant memories and sometimes
unpleasant. In the case of St. Patrick’s Day, it is a mixture. The pinching was
definitely an unpleasant experience, but the chocolate cupcakes with green
frosting were pleasant. Those are my memories of St. Patrick’s Day; I hope
everyone has a pinch free St. Patrick’s Day this year.
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