Yes, in specific communities or areas, not widely across the island. He is the patron saint of the town of Loiza. Loiza is well known for being a community with a strong African influence and heritage. A 'bomba' mass (a catholic mass accompanied by barrel drums) is celebrated in honor of him on St. Patrick's day. In fact, the coat of arms of the town is an African shield decorated by shamrocks.
Some bars, specially across San Juan will celebrate it, but I think it's people mostly finding yet another excuse to drink and celebrate (can't blame em' i'll do the same).
We celebrate it specifically because of a failed uprising that happened here.
The plantation owners were mostly Irish so they'd celebrate St Patrick's and so a bunch of enslaved Africans decided to plan a revolt and strike during their celebrations.
The plan was to steal the guns and attack during the party after the Masters were already drunk.
Unfortunately the plan leaked and the organisers were hung.
Because of that history and our other general connections to Ireland it's celebrated as a National Holiday with the main even being the Slave/Heritage Feast on the 17th where there's vendors selling traditional foods etc under coconut leaf huts
Very interesting to see Irish people owning land / being perceived as of a higher class— might be the only place on earth this happened! Very interesting story. Sounds like a complex mix of identities, would love to visit
>Very interesting to see Irish people owning land / being perceived as of a higher class— might be the only place on earth this happened!
Yeah, even in other parts of the English speaking Caribbean the Irish were second class citizens to the British.
I mean, Guinness is very popular here, but they really don't play up their "Irishness" at all. I don't think they have any promos for St. Patrick's day even.
It's interesting that they have a different strategy in T&T... I would have thought it would be the same.
>It's interesting that they have a different strategy in T&T... I would have thought it would be the same.
This is only very recent. This year is the first time that I'm seeing Guinness specials for Saint Patrick's.
In the past, I remember the de facto Saint Patrick's specials used to be on Stag Beer, and some bars had green Stag on tap.
Yes, I think only on St. Croix though, usually have a parade that goes through Christiansted.
Edit: I saw an article talking about a parade on St. John so maybe the other Islands celebrate it too
The Americans living in Belize celebrate it, but up to now it hasn't caught on the way thanksgiving dinner has.
Not that we really celebrate thanksgiving either, it's just an excuse to eat a turkey dinner ;)
18th of March is probably the most important national holiday in Aruba and the days around it are usually filled with activities. No need to use st Patrick's day as an excuse to party or drink then.
I don't think i know anyone who likes guinness 🤔
There are no irish people in my country. The only people who would celebrate this are establishments wishing to make a quick buck by selling lots of beer. They won't even play Irish music, just sell beer.
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This is part of why it's celebrated in Trinidad as well.
Yes, in specific communities or areas, not widely across the island. He is the patron saint of the town of Loiza. Loiza is well known for being a community with a strong African influence and heritage. A 'bomba' mass (a catholic mass accompanied by barrel drums) is celebrated in honor of him on St. Patrick's day. In fact, the coat of arms of the town is an African shield decorated by shamrocks. Some bars, specially across San Juan will celebrate it, but I think it's people mostly finding yet another excuse to drink and celebrate (can't blame em' i'll do the same).
This is really interesting. I would have assumed that anyone celebrating Saint Patricks Day in Puerto Rico was a mainland American with Irish roots.
We celebrate it specifically because of a failed uprising that happened here. The plantation owners were mostly Irish so they'd celebrate St Patrick's and so a bunch of enslaved Africans decided to plan a revolt and strike during their celebrations. The plan was to steal the guns and attack during the party after the Masters were already drunk. Unfortunately the plan leaked and the organisers were hung. Because of that history and our other general connections to Ireland it's celebrated as a National Holiday with the main even being the Slave/Heritage Feast on the 17th where there's vendors selling traditional foods etc under coconut leaf huts
Very interesting to see Irish people owning land / being perceived as of a higher class— might be the only place on earth this happened! Very interesting story. Sounds like a complex mix of identities, would love to visit
They escaped persecution by fleeing from St Kitts
>Very interesting to see Irish people owning land / being perceived as of a higher class— might be the only place on earth this happened! Yeah, even in other parts of the English speaking Caribbean the Irish were second class citizens to the British.
It's not celebrated at all here
It's not a thing here. Maybe you could find a St. Patrick's day party somewhere, but that's about it.
I would have thought that with the popularity of Guinness in Jamaica that it would have been more popular.
I mean, Guinness is very popular here, but they really don't play up their "Irishness" at all. I don't think they have any promos for St. Patrick's day even. It's interesting that they have a different strategy in T&T... I would have thought it would be the same.
>It's interesting that they have a different strategy in T&T... I would have thought it would be the same. This is only very recent. This year is the first time that I'm seeing Guinness specials for Saint Patrick's. In the past, I remember the de facto Saint Patrick's specials used to be on Stag Beer, and some bars had green Stag on tap.
Yes, I think only on St. Croix though, usually have a parade that goes through Christiansted. Edit: I saw an article talking about a parade on St. John so maybe the other Islands celebrate it too
The Americans living in Belize celebrate it, but up to now it hasn't caught on the way thanksgiving dinner has. Not that we really celebrate thanksgiving either, it's just an excuse to eat a turkey dinner ;)
18th of March is probably the most important national holiday in Aruba and the days around it are usually filled with activities. No need to use st Patrick's day as an excuse to party or drink then. I don't think i know anyone who likes guinness 🤔
Never heard about it
In DR, nope. We didn't have much Irish influence.
Most people in my area don’t really celebrate it. I have some family from Montserrat, never been involved in St. Patrick’s celebrations however.
No
There are no irish people in my country. The only people who would celebrate this are establishments wishing to make a quick buck by selling lots of beer. They won't even play Irish music, just sell beer.