Heritage

Happy St. Patrick's Day

No Irish here but, I am married to "Pedro - the Irish boy"! Actually, Peter is a wee bit Irish and a lot of English. Myself...Hawaiian and Swedish. Better yet...Hawaiian (mix of Japanese and Filipino - maybe Samoan) and Swedish raised in an English and Scottish family (can also add German, Irish, Puerto Rican, Danish...my brothers and I were adopted)!

True heritage holidays for me:
Kuhio Day - March 26...celebrating some Hawaiian prince that did something significant for Hawaii;
Lei Day - (keep it clean!);
Swedish National Day - June 6...liberation of Sweden (like, from where?);
Midsommer...dancing around maypoles in Sweden...ummm - macarena anyone?;
Kamehameha Day - June 11...just like saying this one;
Admissions Day - 3rd Friday in August...easy to figure this one out but if you can't here's a hint - Hawaii is the 50th one;
St. Lucia Day...as are most saint stories, this one is a bit disturbing - she dies after being stabbed by an unrequited love;
Christmas Eve...boy, did my parents get this one wrong. We usually celebrated with oyster stew. The Swedes on the other hand have lutfisk, meatballs, Jannsons frestelse - a potato casserole made with anchovies, onions and cream and rice pudding (with a hidden lucky almond - woo hoo!).

So, is it any wonder that I celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish?

Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.

Aloha.