Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day is commemorated on 17th March, which is the day of Saint Patrick's death.
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland but his history is a little bit mysterious and people don't know many things about him.Saint Patrick's real name was Maewym Succat and he was born in Wales. He was
captured by Irish raiders at the age of 16, then he went to Ireland as a slave, but he managed to escape to France. Some years later he became a holy man and returned to Ireland, and then he converted Irish people in to Catholicism.
He is known by explaining the holy trinity (God, Jesus and Holy Spirit) by using the leaves of a clover. Although Saint Patrick's Day is an Irish festival, people commemorate it all over the world because Irish colonists spread it worldwide. Every year, people celebrate it wearing green clothes, painting everything green because it's the colour of the shamrock, hope, nature and Ireland and by eating Irish food, going to a parade, trying to catch a
Leprechaun and drinking a lot of beer.
There are some curiosities about this day. Did you know that... There aren't snakes in Ireland because they are afraid of the shamrock and because Saint Patrick got rid of all the snakes? ...If someone isn't wearing something green, another person can pinch the person that isn't wearing green? ...The Chicago River is painted green? ...When people who are commemorating this day raise their glasses, there are some funny statements which they say and that I am going to quote? "May God bring good health to your enemies enemies" " May you be in heaven one half hour before the devil knows you are dead."
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland but his history is a little bit mysterious and people don't know many things about him.Saint Patrick's real name was Maewym Succat and he was born in Wales. He was
captured by Irish raiders at the age of 16, then he went to Ireland as a slave, but he managed to escape to France. Some years later he became a holy man and returned to Ireland, and then he converted Irish people in to Catholicism.He is known by explaining the holy trinity (God, Jesus and Holy Spirit) by using the leaves of a clover. Although Saint Patrick's Day is an Irish festival, people commemorate it all over the world because Irish colonists spread it worldwide. Every year, people celebrate it wearing green clothes, painting everything green because it's the colour of the shamrock, hope, nature and Ireland and by eating Irish food, going to a parade, trying to catch a
Leprechaun and drinking a lot of beer.There are some curiosities about this day. Did you know that... There aren't snakes in Ireland because they are afraid of the shamrock and because Saint Patrick got rid of all the snakes? ...If someone isn't wearing something green, another person can pinch the person that isn't wearing green? ...The Chicago River is painted green? ...When people who are commemorating this day raise their glasses, there are some funny statements which they say and that I am going to quote? "May God bring good health to your enemies enemies" " May you be in heaven one half hour before the devil knows you are dead."
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