Just like The Emerald Isle we were confused whether we could celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the 17th this year as it was falling during Holy Week. The official church said no, so we are celebrating it next week, a week late! Needless to say I flew the Tricolour and wore my shamrock (plastic!!!!) on the 17th. So:
- Beannachtí ná Féile Padraig
- Feliz dia São Patricio
- Happy St. Patrick's Day
to everybody and more photos will appear of the official celebration. I suppose I can't complain as we will have two days of celebrations.
Picture I took last year of the St. Patrick's Day Festa in Juruena (next parish north of here) and appearing on the front cover of the March 2008 edition of The Kiltegan Fathers' "Africa Magazine"
The sisters invited us to their house for lunch on the 17th and cooked "spuds" in honour of the day. {Vitalis our Nigerian Student is on the other side of the camera}.
