Saint Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and Farmington High is ready! We all remember when we were younger and woke up with random things in our house green. Some students still have fun traditions they keep up.

“I remember when I was younger and our milk would be dyed green, our shoes would also be tied to the ceiling fan. We would also have green pancakes,” junior, Olivia Pinson, said.

Green colored breakfast is a popular tradition that many of us experienced in our youth. Leprechaun hunting was an Olympic sport we were all eager to win.

“My mom would buy us Lucky Charms and we would race to finish the box fast enough to make a Leprechaun trap. We would try to wake up early to see if we could catch him,” junior, Jaxson Jenkins, said.

As fun as our childhood traditions were, Saint Patrick’s Day has a lot of cultural significance for our student body. Many students’ ancestors were Irish immigrants, and this holiday means a lot to their families.

“Every Saint Patrick’s Day, we have a huge feast with my whole family. We make corned beef, colcannon, Shepherd’s pie and anything else you could think of,” junior, Luke Francom, said.

I know that I did not think much of this holiday other than the fact I finally got Lucky Charms, but Saint Patrick’s Day has a cultural significance that many people do not realize. It’s a time for many families to gather and remember what their ancestors went through to get them here.  

Many people’s Irish ancestors immigrated to the United States in the late 1840s, to escape the potato famine, in hopes for a better life. We should remember and appreciate the impact Irish culture has had on us while we build leprechaun traps and drink green milk.