Ceili dances are a popular form of folk dancing in Ireland. Ceili dances were divided into figures. 
The dancers generally dancing on their toes with "side-step"
or "sevens and threes" (dancers
travel sideways to the direction they are facing is common), "rising
step" or "grinding step", etc. I was invited to a Ceili Dance Event in Maryland, and tired a few new dances. People were pretty friendly and patient with new dancers like me. I learned quickly and got around ok.
Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday
celebrated annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised
patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461). In the mid-1990s the government of Ireland began a campaign to use Saint Patrick's Day to showcase Ireland and its culture. Saint Patrick's Day is widely celebrated around the world;
especially in Ireland, Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia
and New Zealand. On St Patrick's Day it is customary to wear shamrocks and/or
green clothing or accessories.
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