St Valentine's day was taken over by commercial interests, lost all it's religious connotations, sold a zillion cards, roses and chocolates so it was right to be deconsacrated.

St Patricks Day has been a feast-day which has stubbornly resisted commercialisation, with the slight exception of the liquour trade and bakers who make those ridiculous green loaves of bread. It is a time of peaceful inclusion and harmony in the best traditions of Christianity (leaving out crusades, inquisitions and predatory clergy), a rarity in today's world.

It's leaps and bounds ahead of Christmas and Easter also.

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