Søttende mars:
Ireland:
Seamus Kirkland, Ireland, considered himself Catholic. He went to church every Sunday and every holiday, especially the ones that involved church.
That said, the commercializing effect on the Day of his patron Saint, Saint Patrick (a name he'd considered taking for himself once upon a time as a human name), and coincidentally also his official birthday, didn't bother him the slightest.
Even if the traditions following that commercializing were a bit silly.
After attending morning service, where he was wearing his old shamrock brooch, Seamus hurried home to change into his green suit, and pinning the brooch on it, just in time to make it to the cèili. He stayed there until lunch had been over by an hour, then made his way to the banquet he'd promised his boss to go to.
The only good thing about that banquet was that he could spend his entire time there speaking Gaelic. His type of Gaelic; not the ones his brothers meddled with.
The minute he could leave the banquet, he broke out in a run. He only stopped, briefly, to pick a shamrock from the park he was running past, before he reached his destination, a pub. He placed the shamrock he'd just picked up in the buttonhole of his suit as he strolled in.
The celebrations in this establishment were more to his liking than the ones he'd endured during the banquet. He joined in on singing songs of his favorite band, the Dubliners.
And the song "Another Irish Drinking Song" from the comedic a cappella singing group Da Vinci's Notebook.
Then the celebrations were over, and a hush descended over the crowd. Everyone picked up their cup, dropped a shamrock in it, and then, using the beverage of their choice, they filled it up. Lifting their cups solemnly up in the air, they toasted Saint Patrick himself, then drained their beverages. Seamus had himself opted to swallow the shamrock with the drink, but he saw others who took it out and tossed it over their shoulders for good luck.
Author's notes:
I hope I haven't offended anyone, and that you're all wearing green today.
I don't own Hetalia
