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May the road rise to meet
you.
An Irish Blessing May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow And may trouble avoid you wherever you go. |
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St.
Patrick, as legend would have it, is an Irish icon. In reality, St. Patrick
wasn't even Irish, but he came to Ireland and was made famous by converting
the masses to Christianity. He also made a name for himself by driving
the snakes out of Ireland....really, just sent them right into the ocean.
So all in all, St. Patrick became a hero in Ireland, so much so that there
are no fewer than 60 churches and cathedrals named for him in Ireland alone.
Perhaps the most famous of these is the giant St.
Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, the grounds of which bear the mark of
the site on which St. Patrick baptized his converts. In addition to being
a namesake, the Irish celebrate his name and work every March 17. This
celebration has been adopted in other parts of the world as a holiday as
well, giving everyone the opportunity to be a wee bit Irish themselves
on that day.
Green is associated with
Saint Patrick's Day because it is the color of spring, Ireland, and the
shamrock. Leprechauns are also associated with this holiday, although I'm
not sure why. Leprechauns of legend are actually mean little creatures,
with the exception of the Lucky Charms guy. They were probably added later
on because capitalists needed something cute to put on greeting cards.
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Graphics by Joanne Pick up some graphics for your St Patrick's Day pages.
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