St. Patrick's Day, a major cultural festival observed by Christian brother institutions in India, has been terminated.
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| Happy St Patrick's Day. |
I learned today through the grapevine that the current headmaster at Saint Mary's School in Mount Abu had cancelled the traditional holiday(17 March St. Patrick's Day). Like all those good ol' Irish souls who once taught in a foreign country, Paddy leaves Christian Brothers school. Schools no longer have Irish Christian brothers, nor will Irish customs be carried forward. Oh, what a way to go. The next group will have its legacy to leave behind as it moves forward.
Let me take you on a trip down memory lane, ex-Marians. Let's go back in time to remember St. Patrick's Day. The brothers didn't celebrate St. Patrick's Day like everyone else, but they held an event called "Jungle warfare" that we Marians were excited about. It was an occurrence that we had all anticipated. It is significant in the school's past and culture. I'm confident all "ex-Marians" have fond memories of taking part in jungle warfare while at school.
Students' dreams and hopes took on new significance during St. Patrick's Day in the Aravalli forest.
While St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Christian Brothers schools may be modified or tailored in certain circumstances, the holiday is unlikely to be removed entirely. St. Patrick's Day is an important cultural and religious festival for several European communities. They have deeply ingrained its traditions and traditions in Christian Brothers schools.
Bye, Bye Paddy
"HAPPY ST.PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL"
Irish Saying:
"May your troubles be less,
And your blessings be more
And nothing but happiness come through your door"
Sad about St Pat’s Day. When I first joined SMHS in 1952, we had 2 hockey tournaments, prize 2 cakes, seniors and juniors. I had never played hockey before but ended on the winning junior team. Probably touched the ball no more than 10 times!
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Hi Ainsley, what a crying shame that these bloody spineless st. Mary's mt. Abu management staff had to scrap "paddy's day", all i can call them, " a bunch of wimps". You have still not told me how you manage to get those incredible photographs of the birds you put up on your blogs, superb, have a blessed day, tarra..
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