2. Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday celebrated on the
17th of March.
It is named after Saint Patrick,
the official patron saint of Ireland.
3. SHORT HISTORY
The person who was to become St. Patrick,
the patron saint of Ireland, was born in
Wales about 385.
In 432, it is said that he was called back to
Ireland to Christianize the Irish from their
native polytheism. Irish folklore tells that
one of his teaching methods included
using the shamrock to explain the
Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the
Irish people. After nearly thirty years of
evangelism, he died on 17th March 461,
and according to tradition, was buried at
Downpatrick.
4. SYMBOLS
One traditional icon of the day is the
shamrock.
St. Patrick’s used it in his sermons to represent
how the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
could all exist as separate elements of the
same entity. His followers adopted the
custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast
day.
5. SYMBOLS
Leprechauns comes from Irish mythology.
The Leprechauns spend all their time busily
making shoes, and store away all their coins in a
hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
If ever captured by a human, the Leprechaun has
the magical power to grant three wishes in
exchange for their release.
Apart from that, finding or catching a leprechaun
(who would then give you gold) was a lucky event
that could only take place in Ireland!
