Happy St. Patrick's Day

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March 17 we celebrate St Patrick's day. This morning I decided I would do a little research about this holiday and who St Patrick was. He lived during the 5th century. Around the age of 16, he would be kidnaped from his home in England and taken to Ireland as a slave. He would stay for 6 years before making his escape. Returning home he would study to become a priest and eventually became a missionary to Ireland. Tradition has it that Patrick confronted the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites, making Christianity more widespread. We celebrate him on March 17th as it is believed to be the date of his death. The British Army is credited with bringing the celebration of St Patrick to America in 1762, where in New York City the first St Patrick's day parade was held. As more Irish immigrants came to America the traditions grew across the country. Some of the traditions that will be celebrated today is wearing green, the thought behind this is that by wearing green you make yourself invisible to leprechauns who will pinch anyone not wearing green. Many will eat corn beef and cabbage today. Corn beef was a cheaper cut of meat for the Irish immigrants to enjoy, which makes this more of an Irish American tradition than in other parts of the world. Shamrocks are the Irish national symbol. In the 1600s people would gather them and place them on their clothes as a way of dressing up what they were wearing. Though neither Mike or I are Irish, we will enjoy a meal of corn beef, and cabbage. And I have my green pajamas on. Will you be celebrating St Patrick's day in a special way today? Have a blessed day friends. picture is of St Patrick taken from google.