St Particks Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is an annual feast day that celebrates Saint Patrick. He was the most commonly recognized of the patron saint of Ireland and the holiday is celebrated on March 17.
For Ireland this is a national holiday. It’s a bank holiday in North Ireland and public holiday in the Republic of Ireland. It has even become a holiday in Montserrat, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and the United States. Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the color green.
Yet in the United States we don’t seem to celebrate this day the same. For many Americans it’s a day to wear green and drink ALOT of beer. One of the most common things that I hear of for college students on St Patrick’s Day is the past time of taking shots to the ever famous movie, Boondock Saints. This movie is about two Irish brothers who believe they have received a message from god to kill all the bad people in their city. They are very vulgar and violent but it seems that every two minutes the "F word" is said. So for my college going students they take advantage of this word and take a shot every time they hear the world. The funny part is that during one part "Rocco" says the F word probably 16 times before he realizes what’s going on. I believe that even though it’s a fast and very effective way to get drunk, why is it that we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in such a manner? Why it that this became part of was are holiday for St Paddy? He must have been a great man if we drink in his honor every year. Wonder what he would think if he knew this was how he was celebrated.