The first St. Patrick’s Days celebrations in the United States belonged to the Muggles.Oh, the
The first St. Patrick’s Days celebrations in the United States belonged to the Muggles.Oh, there were Irish witches and wizards in America by that point, but when the Charitable Irish Society of Boston met for a day of worship and a hearty sit-down dinner on March 17th 1737, there were only Muggles among their number. Rumor has it a wizard in the Continental Army may have put it in General Washington’s ear, in 1780, to give the army March 17th as a holiday, but alas, the historical record fails to confirm this legend.We certainly have wizards to thank for much of the holiday as it has become, however.After World War II, with magical transportation between North America and the European continent easier than ever, many of the Irish whose families had emigrated in the 19th century took the opportunity to visit the homeland. And some did not return empty-handed. The New World suddenly found itself hosting not just Irish magic, but Irish magical creatures, to say nothing of enchanted tapestries, singing rocks. And, feeling more at home, the knots of Irish witches and wizards across the AWC began to act a bit more at home as well.Most of those hauling leprechauns and Gaelic pictsies into Boston, New Hallow, Savannah, and Stoppelwald were sensible enough to mind the strictures of the International Statute of Secrecy… most of the time.Holidays have always, after all, been a time when wizarding folk tend to wink at the law.At a total loss to stop the annual enthusiastic outbreak of green and orange showers of sparks, and bar tabs paid with fool’s gold, the American Magical Congress determined to camouflage it instead.Who now would notice a Metamorphmagi changing her hair color in the midst of a sea of green and orange wigs? When all of New York City is enjoying Irish whiskey, what matter the strange noises and flashes of light bursting out of the Sixth Borough? And when every Muggle in the streets is stumbling anyway, what matter if the charms and cantrips of leprechauns tangle their feet?[Enjoy this story? Consider donating to the author’s Patreon - even $1 will help her with the release of her upcoming novel & her long-term dreams of writing for a living!] -- source link
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