They have an alcohol celebration, its called Mardi Gras. Then there is 'Spring Break' and college in general.
St. Patricks day.

"But wait a minute Bill, alcohol is an acceptable form of social interaction which for thousands of years has been the norm under which human beings have congregated and formed social....shut the fuck up."
"You're at a ballgame, you're at a concert somebodies really violent, aggresive and obnoxious are they drunk or are they smokin pot?" - Bill Hicks