We would love to go to Ireland some day. This is a picture of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
The Story of Saint Patrick
Born in Wales to wealthy parents at the end of the 4th century, at the tender age of 16, young Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders and whisked across the Irish Sea, where he spent the next six years in captivity working as a lonely shepherd. His religion was his solace, and so he became a devout Christian.
After six years, Patrick heard God’s voice telling him it was time to leave Ireland, so he escaped from his captors and made his way back home. Here, he had another vision from an angel who told him he should go back to preach Christianity to the Irish. After 14 years studying to be a priest, Patrick returned to Ireland where he built churches and spread the Christian faith for the next 30 years until his death on March 17th, 460AD.A list of things everyone should do St Patrick's day weekend and St Patrick's day.
1- Eat Up! Corn beef and cabbage with potatoes. Or Cod fish and chips. Yum!
2-Drink Up! For most who read my blog would prefer cream soda, sarsaparilla, or root beer (my personal favorite). Or a Guinness would be more traditional for the Irish.
3- Watch! Darby O'Gill and the Little People (Danny's personal favorite).
4- Listen to! Flogging Molly
So where does the tradition of wearing green come in? Does anyone know. Tell Danny we'll be sure to watch Darby and the Little People. We actually have seen it within the last couple of years. I don't remember where or when, maybe it was one of Danny's "special" collection.
ReplyDeleteI think wearing green comes from Ireland's flag. And the shamrock is from St Patrick's using it to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity. I got all this info on the dicoverireland.com I found it to be very interesting.
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