How Countries Around the World Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just for people in Ireland and Americans who want to pretend to be Irish for a day. There are celebrations of this saint and his saintly day all around the world.
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Gov. Paul LePage is signing the bill to allow bars to open and serve alcohol a few hours earlier when St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday. That is what happens this weekend. Sunday is March 17th and that is St. Paddy’s Day.
Bill to Let Bars Open Early on Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day
Mainers wanting to get their St. Patrick’s Day started early this year just might be able to do that, even on a Sunday. A bill has been introduced to add a few hours to the time people can buy a drink on Sunday March 17th.
Things to do on St. Patrick’s Day In and Around Augusta
St. Patrick’s Day, the one day where everybody feels Irish, is just around the corner.
With the holiday falling on a Sunday, Legislators at the State House here in Augusta are working on a bill to allow Maine’s bars to open at 6 a.m., three hours later than the state law-mandated time of 9 a.m.