#stpaddysday — Public Fediverse posts

Our Door, decorated with a Leprechaun Painting from my childhood, for Saint Patrick's Day. Happy Holiday! #stpatricksday #stpaddysday #stpattysday #holiday #irish #irishholiday #leprechaun #leprechauns #superstition #superstitions #oilpainting #childhood

A Favorite Young Man spent his weekend assembling a Leprechaun Trap. Good Luck! #stpatricksday #stpaddysday #stpattysday #ireland #holiday #irish #irishholiday #leprechaun #leprechauns #superstition #superstitions #crafts #crafting #temperapaint

Aoife wishes you a Happy St. Patrick's day 🍀

💚Find me here: https://rafaelsalazar.com/featured/aoife-wishes-you-a-happy-st-patricks-day-rafael-salazar.html

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#FuneralFactFriday: Bodies Can Turn GREEN 🍀

Yes, it’s true, and not just on St. Patrick’s Day. It happens when a person with jaundice is embalmed using high index formaldehyde fluids.

Jaundice is a yellow discoloration found in both living and dead people. It's caused by a buildup of bile pigments in the skin, eyes, bodily fluids, and tissue, often resulting from problems with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. A person with liver failure, cirrhosis, or hepatitis is often yellow tinged.

During embalming, formaldehyde can change the yellow bilirubin into green biliverdin. It can range from mild to moderate to extreme. Special embalming fluids (like glutaraldehyde) exist to help mitigate the color issues, but the primary concern is preservation. Color correction is secondary. If the color can’t be addressed with proper fluids and internal dyes, we can use cosmetics and colored lighting to help mask the green.

Fun fact: old school embalmers perpetuated a belief that we could flush jaundiced bodies with milk before injecting embalming fluid. That’s just preposterous. Don’t do that!

#HisAndHearsePress #StPatricksDay #Green #StPaddysDay #StPattysDay #WearGreen #Jaundice #Embalming #MortuaryScience #MortuarySchool #Formaldehyde #Glutaraldehyde #Funeral

@Thompson
Do you know what's the worst thing about Irish culture for me?
Riverdance.
When I go to hell there will be Michael Flatley sanding 24/7.
BTW Do you know the ultimate German lucky charm?
Marzipan pigs. You get lots of them in every size around Silvester / New Year's Eve. They bring luck for the new year. You know, we believe in science and the power of Marzipan pigs.
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