May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
The rain fall soft upon your fields; until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand!
Every year, Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17. Though it's a religious holiday, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in Ireland for many centuries. The celebration honors the commemoration of the life of Patricius, who, at an early age was a slave and later became a priest and Bishop and eventually canonized as St. Patrick, has become popular worldwide. The celebration is marked by parades and the traditional wearing of anything green. The first Saint Patrick's Day parade in New York was held in 1762.
St. Patrick was born in Great Britain in the early 400's A.D. as Maewyn Succat. He was kidnapped when he was young. He was brought to Ireland and became a slave. According to The Confessio, his autobiography, he escaped when he was about 22, and entered monastery. That's the time when he adopted the name Patricius. After he his monastery life, he went back to Ireland as a missionary. In his evangelizing Christianity to Ireland nation, which at that time was practicing Druid paganism, he encountered many obstacles and conflicts with The High King of Tare. But later on, Patricius came to an agreement with the King and eventually was allowed to spread the message of Christianity to the people there. That's when he converted many, if not all, Irish people to Catholicism. For this reason, he was made a saint by the Catholic Church. Saint Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. That's the reason why on March 17, each year, we celebrate this religious holiday, St. Patrick's Day.
Every St. Patrick's Day, we see and hear these words: green, gold, clover, shamrock, leprechaun, horseshoe, druid, Christianity, Irish legend, Guinness, etc.
Until next time around, folks. Thanks for your time. Take care! Once again, Happy St. Paddy's Day, everyone! As always, thanks YouTube and the uploaders of the videos above.Thanks to Google and Blogger, too.-chris a. quilpa, 17March2012
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