Today is St. Periwinkle's Day. Perhaps only in Periwinkle County, but there it is celebrated with persimmon wine, so by the end of the day, nobody cares what the rest of the world thinks.
Celebrating St. Periwinkle and her contributions to the world does not diminish the celebration of St. Patrick and his day. Instead, the Periwinklians feel blessed to drink both green beer and brown wine.
There is some controversy about what centerpiece to use on one's table on St. Periwinkle's Day. Most people use paper mache' mockups of the tiny "Persimmon People." It is said that they come into the houses of people who refuse to celebrate St. Periwinkle's Day and stuff green and fuzzy food-like materials into the dark deep recesses of their refrigerators. This makes sense, since it was St. Periwinkle who originally went through the towns and villages rooting through refrigerators and throwing out broccoli and arugula and other green stuff that did not taste good. She is celebrated yet today with Pringles and Olestra and Moonpies.
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