St. Patricks day is a Pagan day of mourning.  

I don't have anything to say...I'm just trying to help you get your count to 667...

while this is true as the mythology surrounding this particular Saint (much as with George slaying the "dragon" ridding the UK of Paganism, hehe, pretty inneficient job he did there, meaning I don't celebrate it)

the fact is, the historical mass persecution of Pagans never really happened in the way it's portrayed.

those tried as Witches, were most likely not Witches. less still were they Pagans.

they would have been Christian, as were their communities at the time, and most likely would turn in their graves at being claimed now as some Pagan martyr.

Whats up Tee, how are you doing?

Ive never even thought about this before, never liked the color green that much anyway lol. Hell I wear black all year long anyway. Ive never really studied anything about st patricks day at all. Hmmm makes sense though. Not a great day for us but is for christians. Wow interesting article, I never knew any of that. Hmm so patrick was a slave for awhile huh, that would explain some of the hate I guess. Well I dont really celebrate anyway and wont be now.

Hi IIaTee!

Every time I come across something written by you, it brightens my day and gives my something new to check and think about. For an old 63 year old witch this is clearly something to thank.
In my part of the world there is a slow acceptance of old ways again. Not like they were before but there is an understanding that there are lots of wise things to learn from the non Christian or native communities.
Let us hope that the morrow will be more openminded and respectful of other people´s ways that it has been up to now.
Take care redheaded

Hi Tee, That is very interesting and something I'd hadn't heard before. It is a very interesting point of view and makes a lot of sense. I am not Irish but I believe that my ancestors came from England,(hope you won't hold that against me lol). There are a lot of legends about St. Patrick and I'm not sure how much is really known about him. Thanks for the discussion. Blessings.

I have heard this point of view before. My last semester of College I took a course called the sociology of religion. We studied all types of religions, beliefs systems etc.. When we got to the earth/old based religions(that is what the proffessor called them) this was talked about along with all the other "hoildays" that we christians have that came from pagan hoildays or rituals. It was quite an interesting class. I learned alot.

I never knew this. Thanks for sharing.

I Applaud your wearing of the Black on St Patty's Day Tee. I truely do join you in the loss of the Druids and all the customs that went with them. I don't Believe that the Isle of Ireland ever had snakes, the very well may have been the tale of the killing of the pagans and the Druids.

Years ago, I also remember reading about some sort of secret about the actual canonization of "St Patrick". There always was some question about the authenticity of his "sainthood". But that Ireland hung onto the idea of his "sainthood", because he was their only saint and they were such a catholic country etc.

Shalom~Adoniah

Ireland, having split from mainland Europe early had no snakes because they were unable to cross the water to get there. Attributing this to St Pat is no more than looking for an explanation without the benefit of an understanding of the earth sciences.

It also behoves us to remember that St Pat was captured by Irish raiders from mainland Britain and started life as a slave.

Patrick's mission in Ireland was to minister to the Christian community already established there and not to evangelise to non-Christians, but this lack of regard for the facts is typical of those that seek only to discredit that which they hate.

all the best urban

As an Englishman and a Pagan I don't pay any attention to St Patrick's day or any other Catholic saints days for that matter, including St George. I fully sympathise with your point of view here regarding the intolerant destruction of the "native" beliefs. It's nothing more than cultural genocide. In any case, Patrick was not even Irish, according to his story, he was taken as a slave in an Irish raid on his home, which was somewhere in the region of Carlisle. There was a surviving enclave of Romano - British Christians there, which has been confirmed by archaeological work in the region.