Title says it all, but inspired by @mts’s list and @Madrid’s request for a thread.
St. Paddy’s Day is coming up Saturday, for example, although we do have some older posts about that 
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I know a lot of Irish or other pubs will start on Friday the 14th, which is Pi π Day.
I’m more Finnish than Irish, so I’ll do it up on Sunday.
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Mrs. ricepad’s is a March baby, so we do what she wants.
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St Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in Northern Ireland, but not in the rest of the UK. Not having any known Irish ancestry, nor living in “Norn Iron”, it’s not something we celebrate in this house. Other that that, March is holiday free for Britons, except if Easter falls in that month (when Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays)
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I don’t “celebrate” St. Patrick’s Day - in fact, I stay as far away from Boston on that day as I can, as the parade usually has all the crazies. They’re starting the parade earlier this year - 11:30, aiming to be done by 1pm, to try and avoid the drunks. Ummm…Boston…St. Patrick’s Day. There WILL be drunks at 11:30 a.m.!
I don’t do corned beef and cabbage, but I’ll be looking for a half boneless leg of lamb this weekend to make on Sunday. If I can’t find that at a decent price, I’ll get a lamb steak and make do.
My other option is an Irish lamb stew, depending on finding an appropriate cut of meat.
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This is the post that started this conversation:
Pi Day, Ides Day, St. Urho’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day…
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San Giuseppe Day, March 19.
San Giuseppe Day, not just Zeppole di San Giuseppe.
Purim
Hamentaschen are available now
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In addition to the St Paddy’s thread, there’s this IRISH cooking thread
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Ramadan. While I’m not celebrating Ramadan, I am enjoying some of the special foods being offered during Ramadan.
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We do celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Wahine is part Irish, but it’s as much a matter of personal tradition as heritage for us. We’ll be doing a corned beef, colcannon, soda bread and Guinness pots creme.
I was once in Dublin on SPD, and was surprised at what a non-event it was. Nary a USA-style drunken bacchanal in sight.
SPD here is also our reminder that lowland morels might be found…
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Thank you for that; I should’ve included the link in my OP
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My darling’s birthday is in March (as is my ex’s, but we don’t celebrate that 
), but other than that, no national, ethnic, or religious celebrations are on our calendar.
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I think celebrating St Paddy’s in North America has a lot to do with how poorly the Irish immigrants were treated here. It was a way to celebrate their Irishness. One of my aunts was Irish Canadian, born here. Not into drinking. Her entire house was a shrine to everything St Paddy’s and green. Belleek china, framed Irish proverbs, the works.
I love celebrating St Paddy’s because it makes me think of her.
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I look forward to hearing about everyone’s celebratory meals, since I won’t have much to contribute.
A more extensive list than even @mts came up with!
Turns out besides being Women’s History Month, it’s also the National month for
Maple,
Frozen Food,
Caffeine Awareness,
Celery,
Flour,
Noodle,
Nutrition,
Sauce,
Peanut,
and Quinoa.
MAR 15 National Pear Helene Day
MAR 16 National Artichoke Hearts Day
etc
etc
etc
Shirley, there’s a day of celebration for each and every one of us
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We’re doing the usual corned beef, spuds, and cabbage. To me, the cabbage is best dropped in the broth for maybe a minute.
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DH is mostly- maybe all- ,.German Lutheran, I have a lot of Great Britain, British, Welsh, Scotch, and Irish. Reminds me of a post from a traveler to Scotland. She had just gotten a wallet with a velcro closure, back when velcro was fairly new. They were in Scotland, and she was buying something at a store. She opened up her velcro wallet, and the shopkeeper said “Aye, et’s a good Scot’s wallet- it screams when ye open it.”
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