Every year americans of irish descent celebrate st. patrick's day by attending parades, dressing in green, eating traditional irish foods, and singing irish ballads. herbert gans called this

Herbert Gans called all of this tradition as symbolic ethnicity. This term is defined as the appreciation to one's history, the tradition that is shown in the way they are dressed, the food they are eating, the literary pieces from that particular culture they are using such as songs and poems. This shows pride and love for a culture.