Also the major aspect of.German cultural tradition in the US is to blend in to the point of being indistinguishable.
But you are welcome.to.Google.the history of Saint Patrick's Day in the US to find your answers instead of making it our problem to answer for you.
Thank you, I did and I learned stuff. And of course it makes total sense that it would have its roots in the War Of Independence and a shared hatred of the British, something which as a Brit by birth I have a fair degree of sympathy with.
Still, I'm willing to bet that an awful lot - like, a significant majority - of SPD revelers are also unaware of those roots. Now I just have to figure why Canadians do it as well...