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Ides of March & St. Patrick's Day

Ides of March & St. Patrick's Day

Day 74 Week 12 of 2024 - March 15th

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March 14th, 2024

The Ides of March and St. Patrick’s Day

These two always fall in the same week

The Ides of March

The Ides of March is the 74th day in the Roman calendar, corresponding to 15 March. Ides simply referred to the first full moon of a given month. Since the Roman calendar was based on lunar cycles, a full moon usually fell between the 13th and 15th. In fact, the Ides of March once signified the new year, which meant celebrations and rejoicing. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar, hence Shakespear’s line ‘Beware the Ides of March”

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green. The First St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in 1601 in a Spanish Colony that is now St. Augustine, Florida. St. Patrick was born in Britain and kidnapped by pirates and enslaved at age 16 and brought to Ireland. The legend is that as herded Sheep in isolation for his captors his Christianity blossomed as he prayed day and night.

100 Best St. Patrick’s Day Jokes for 2024 | Funny St. Patrick’s Day Jokes

Irish you a pot of gold and all the laughs with these funny St. Patrick's Day jokes that will have you Dublin over with laughter.

www.rd.com/article/st-patricks-day-jokes

Our Favorite Meal of The Year!

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Looking for corned beef and cabbage recipes? Allrecipes has more than 20 trusted corned beef and cabbage recipes complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips. We make ours in a crockpot.

www.allrecipes.com/recipes/1449/main-dish/beef/corned-beef/corned-beef-and-cabbage

Everyone Can Make a Difference

Nancy Schon

Nancy Schön is a Boston based sculptor best known for her “Make Way for Ducklings in the Boston Public Garden”, which have delighted generations of children and photographers.

Photo book of the Ducks Dressed for All Occasions - So Much Fun

This Week in History

LBJ calls for equal voting rights | March 15, 1965

On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all. Using the phrase “we shall overcome,” borrowed from African American leaders struggling for equal rights, Johnson declares that “every American citizen must have an equal right to vote.”

www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-calls-for-equal-voting-rights

Word of the Week

Cacophony

A cacophony is a mixture of loud and usually harsh unpleasant sounds. If you’re hooked on phonetics, you may know that the Greek word phōnḗ has made a great deal of noise in English. Cacophony comes from a joining of phōnḗ ('sound' or 'voice') with the Greek prefix kak-

www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day

What to Read

The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder

First published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the Rome of Julius Caesar. Through imaginary letters and documents, Wilder brings to life a dramatic period of world history and one of its magnetic personalities.

amzn.to/49Y71J6

What to Watch

The Ides of March (2011) ⭐ 7.1 | Drama, Thriller

1h 41m | R An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. George Clooney, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei and Philip Seymour Hoffman star

www.imdb.com/title/tt1124035/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

What to Listen To

The Ides of March Band

Since 1964 Chicago’s IDES OF MARCH have thrilled audiences throughout the United States and Canada with their mix of rocking guitars, brilliant brass, and heartfelt vocals.

theidesofmarch.com/band