St. Patrick's Day
The history of St. Patrick's day begins the day that the soon to be Saint Patrick is born. He birth name was Maewyn. He was actually born in Roman Britain. Then he was kidnapped into slavery and taken to Ireland. He later was able to escape and went to a monastery for safety. This monastery was in Gaul, France and this is where he converted into Christianity. He returned to Ireland in 432 as a missionary. And even though Christianity had already taken hold of the country, he confronted the Druids and Tara and abolished their pagan rights, which made Christianity even more widespread. Later in his years Patrick became a bishop. He then died on March 17th. He was then declared Ireland's Patron Saint. Up to this day we honor him every year on or around the 17th of March. We celebrate with parades and many other events.
1. St. Patrick was from Ireland. He was a patron saint that ministered Christianity as a religion in Ireland during the 5th century.
2. The purpose of St. Patrick's day is to celebrate the patron saint St. Patrick. It celebrates the Roman Catholic Feast Day of the Ireland saint. But did you know that he wasn't Irish?
3. The reason St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in the 17th of March is because that is the day that Saint Patrick died. So we honor him on the day of his death.
4. The first color to be used on St. Patrick's Day was blue but that started to change around the 17th century. The reason they started using green is because green is one of the tri colors on the irish flag and green has been used on several flags in revolutionary groups throughout history. Also Ireland is called the "Emerald Isle" for its lush green landscape. Also green is the color of spring, the shamrock and the green Chicago River. They also established the color green because it is said that it makes you invisible to leprechauns and fairies that pinch people who don't wear green.
Fun Facts:
Blue was the first color for St. Patrick's Day
People pinch each other to warn that the leprechauns may come
The history of St. Patrick's day begins the day that the soon to be Saint Patrick is born. He birth name was Maewyn. He was actually born in Roman Britain. Then he was kidnapped into slavery and taken to Ireland. He later was able to escape and went to a monastery for safety. This monastery was in Gaul, France and this is where he converted into Christianity. He returned to Ireland in 432 as a missionary. And even though Christianity had already taken hold of the country, he confronted the Druids and Tara and abolished their pagan rights, which made Christianity even more widespread. Later in his years Patrick became a bishop. He then died on March 17th. He was then declared Ireland's Patron Saint. Up to this day we honor him every year on or around the 17th of March. We celebrate with parades and many other events.
1. St. Patrick was from Ireland. He was a patron saint that ministered Christianity as a religion in Ireland during the 5th century.
2. The purpose of St. Patrick's day is to celebrate the patron saint St. Patrick. It celebrates the Roman Catholic Feast Day of the Ireland saint. But did you know that he wasn't Irish?
3. The reason St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in the 17th of March is because that is the day that Saint Patrick died. So we honor him on the day of his death.
4. The first color to be used on St. Patrick's Day was blue but that started to change around the 17th century. The reason they started using green is because green is one of the tri colors on the irish flag and green has been used on several flags in revolutionary groups throughout history. Also Ireland is called the "Emerald Isle" for its lush green landscape. Also green is the color of spring, the shamrock and the green Chicago River. They also established the color green because it is said that it makes you invisible to leprechauns and fairies that pinch people who don't wear green.
Fun Facts:
Blue was the first color for St. Patrick's Day
People pinch each other to warn that the leprechauns may come
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