So everyone I know is celebrating "St. Patrick's Day" in one way or another. Everyone except me, and Todd & Kelly since they helped solidify what follows. St. Patrick's Day 2008 does not exist.

Consider this: it officially falls on March 17 each year, which happens to be during Holy Week. According to the Book of Common Prayer, "feasts appointed on fixed days in the Calendar are not observed on the days of Holy Week or of Easter Week" (Easter week being the week that follows "Easter Sunday" or the First Sunday of Easter). Also, "All other Feasts of our Lord, and all other Major Feasts appointed on fixed days in the Calendar, when they occur on a Sunday [or in this case, during Holy Week], are normally transferred to the first convenient open day within the week." It is also stipulated that feasts can not be moved more than 8 days out, but since the 8 day time frame from March 17 is March 25, which falls within Easter Week, St. Patrick's Day just cannot happen this year.

What to do.