St. Patrick’s Day was originally a pagan holiday celebrating the vernal equinox, before being co-opted by the Catholic church. And I feel like it (the US versio

St. Patrick’s Day was originally a pagan holiday celebrating the vernal equinox, before being co-opted by the Catholic church. And I feel like it (the US version of St Patrick’s Day at least) still is fundamentally just a celebration of Spring - people feeling good now that Winter has passed and can’t help but celebrate. People have layered on symbolism, and I agree that the Japanese interpretation is far more interesting than the US version. But ultimately I find any sort of symbolism to be rather dull compared to that feeling you get when Spring finally arrives. To me it really is primarily just about feeling good, and enjoying that feeling with family and friends.