Saint Patrick’s Day
We celebrate this holiday on March 17th on each year. It is celebrated because of saint patrick and the arrival of christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. This includes celebration of wearing green or shamrocks, parades, and / or festivals. But there are some strange traditions that come along with Saint Patrick's Day…
One strange thing we do on Saint Patrick's Day is pinch anyone who is not wearing green. Emerald isle is one on Ireland's nicknames and green is Ireland's flag colors. Green is also wore because of shamrocks and its connection to this holiday. According to the folklore. Green makes you invisible to the leprechauns and only pinch you if you are not wearing green. And leprechauns like to pinch!
One other thing that is also odd is the shamrock. What does a plant have to do with Saint Patrick's Day ? Well the three leaf clover Is known as the unofficial national flower in Ireland for a long time. Some might see it as an educational symbol to explain the Holy trinity to non believers. Only after Saint Patrick died did we start looking closer at shamrocks. Which was on march 17th, that is why we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day on march 17th. It started becoming important to religion and celebration of the Saints feast day. Some would even wear them to church to look nice and earn more respect. Shamrocks are also seen as good luck, so many would carry them around as lucky charms! And it only got more popular from there. “This Plant is worn by the People in their Hats upon the 17. Day of March yearly,” is what Threlkeld wrote after Saint Patrick passed away.
I think Saint Patrick’s day is pretty fun and interesting thing to do. Plus green is my favorite color!
- Do you wear green on Saint Patrick's Day?
- Do you pinch people who don’t wear green?
- Do you like Saint Patrick’s Day?
https://time.com/5550579/shamrock-history/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day
https://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/st-patricks-day-pinch-rules
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I own a few green items, but I usually don't wear green during Saint Patricks Day. I don't pinch anyone who isn't wearing green, because I don't wear green. I don't mind Saint Patricks Day, it feels like any other weekday.
I dont really own anything green, but when i do wear green i be pinching people because it funny. For me Saint Patrick's day is just like a normal day but i mean now is very interensting.
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