Saint Patrick's day

St Patrick’s day

(so st patrick’s day right. Let’s talk about it)

Origins

Patrick was a man who was actually born in Britain in 387, during the time that Britain was occupied by the Roman Empire. His parents named him Padraig he came from a family of priests. When he was about 16 Patrick was kidnapped by Raiders from Ireland they took him back to Ireland as a slave where he was forced to tend sheep, he came from a Christian family so when he  found out  that there were no Christians in his new home, the people in Ireland practiced a different religion. Patrick was lonely so he decided to pray, he spent a lot of time praying. When Patrick was about 20, he had a dream that he believed came from God, based on his dream he escaped from his captors and made it to the sea, there he found a ship captain who agreed to take him back to Britain. When he arrived back home (in Britan) he was reunited with his family, he also decided that he wanted to become a priest so he began to study. After  many years of study, he became a priest and was then made a bishop, he decided to return to Ireland, to tell people there about what he believed. Padrig now called Patrick worked in Ireland for 40 years, telling people about God. Some say that he converted all of Ireland to Christianity, it is said that by converting the Irish to Christianity he drove the snakes from the island one of the important symbols of Saint Patrick's Day is the Shamrock or three leaf clover how  Patrick used to explain the holy trinity and  to help people  understand God.

Meaning

After spending many years helping people and sharing his beliefs all over Ireland, he died on March 17th 461 in the same place he had built his first church. Today st. Patrick's Day is as much a celebration of Irish culture as a celebration of Patrick himself. So that is like the reason and  the meaning of this holiday,they celebrate the patron saint of irland and for the irish people this holiday is like a moment of gartitud a moment of felowship a moment with your family and being proud of you they heritage, being irish.

Celebration

Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks..

IRLAD

In irland most people go to church in the morning many people also eat a traditiona Irish meal of corned beef cabbage potatoes and soda bread and after they go to bars or parades. In irland the is a tradition a custom who  has become an integral part of the celebrations so this custom is called "drowning the shamrock" or "wetting the shamrock" so at the end  of the celebrations, a shamrock is put into the bottom of a cup, which is then filled with whiskey, beer, or cider. It is then drunk as a toast to Saint Patrick, Ireland, or those present. The shamrock would either be swallowed with the drink or taken out and tossed over the shoulder for good luck. 

U.S.

in the United States there are many people with Irish  heritage  how celebrate this holiday. though this holiday is a time to commemorate Irish culture and traditions many people who have no Irish ancestry still participate in st. Patrick's Day celebrations many cities in the United States have Saint Patty's Day parades and festivals this includes playing traditiona Irish folk music, dressing up in traditional Irish clothing, and eating traditional Irish food such as corned beef and cabbage. In addition to parades and festivals many US landmarks will honor Saint Patrick's Day with the color green, this includes the White House the Empire State Building, Niagara Falls and the Chicago River, which is completely dyed green every year.

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