St. Patrick's Day in Copenhagen

On St. Patrick's Day in the States one would see people dressed in green, leprechauns, shamrocks, gold coins and green beer all over the place. Walk around Copenhagen on St. Patrick's Day, the chances of you running into a person dressed in green with a shamrock painted on their face, is slim, with the exception of Americans and the Irish. Celebrating St. Patrick's Day is definitely an American thing. Back home, I would find decorations in stores weeks before St. Patrick's day. Here in Copenhagen, I barely saw any. When some of my friends were walking around with their leprechaun hats on, Danes looked at them like they were crazy. During the day students said that people came up to them asking what they were celebrating.While the holiday isn't widely celebrated in Copenhagen, some Danes still join in on the festivities. Although the Danish culture doesn't widely acknowledge St. Patrick's Day, my friends and I lived the American way and went to the Irish bar, Irish Rover. The night was a lot of fun. The bar was filled with Americans, Irish, and a few Danes. At the bar an Irish band played traditional Irish songs along with some classics. Of course the night would not be complete without drinking an Irish beer...Guinness to be exact. Whether or not St. Patrick's Day is viewed as a holiday to celebrate, the night was a lot of fun!