Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Yeah, I am Irish. I have the red hair and freckles to prove it.
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the death of Saint Patrick, widely recognized as the patron saint of Ireland. It is celebrated by Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches to mark the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is said he traveled around Ireland and used the 3 leaf shamrock to explain to Holy Trinity to pagans. It is also said he drove the “snakes” from Ireland; “Snakes” being the heathen Irish pagans.
HA HA HA HA HA HA!
He missed!
While Christianity is quite wide spread, it certainly isn’t the end all of religious preference. In the chapel I work in we accommodate no less than 18 religious preferences.
Anyway…
St. Patrick’s Day is more about celebrating Ireland than anything else. And drinking. Irish whisky and a nice Guinness. And eating Irish food. Bring on the corned beef. The potatoes. (Lent restrictions are lifted during St. Patrick’s Day.)
So put on your best green and show your Irish pride, you Snakes.
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