Facts about St. Patrick's Day

[Mustachekitteh]

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner in 4 days. Figured I would get an early jump on it, lol. Never done a MyTake for a holiday before. So here are some facts y'all might not know about this Irish holiday.

WE ARE ALL WEARING THE WRONG COLOR!

Yes that's right. St. Patrick didn't wear green. He would wear a light shade of blue. The color green became associated with St. Patrick's Day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.

SAINT PATRICK WAS BRITISH!

It is believed St. Patrick, a Roman-Britain-born Christian missionary, was born in the late fourth century and is credited with bringing Christianity to the Irish people.

REASON FOR THE SHAMROCKS

According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.

THE FIRST ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE

Irish immigrants began observing the holiday in Boston in 1737 and the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in New York City in 1766.

DATE OF ST. PATRICKS DAY

March 17th is the day St. Patrick death accurd.

ST. PATRICKS DAY WAS A DRY HOLIDAY

Aside from the color green, the activity most associated with St. Patrick's Day is drinking. However, Irish law, from 1903 to 1970, declared St. Patrick's Day a religious observance for the entire country meaning that all pubs were shut down for the day.

I hope on this Tuesday anyone celebrating has a happy happy St.Patricks day. :) Leave some comments if you know more facts about this holiday.

[Jersey1]

People will see signs on St. Patrick's Day that say "Erin go Braug" but not know what it means. it is Gaelic for "Ireland Forever". It is spelled as "Erin go Bragh". I saw a global poll last year that showed at the Irish were the most like nationality. ther are like 4 or 5 million Irish but 40 million Americans with Irish in them.

[Jersey1]

Most liked*

[Jersey1]

Oh, and Obama is of Irish decent and so are the two guys from the "beer summit" Professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. James Crowley, two hard headed Irishmen going at it. I am probably related to them as well.

www.newser.com/.../...ising-irish-celebrities.html

[Starfishlover]

Fact: The day is mainly about people spending a lot of money to get wasted and act like unbridled morons.

[CreepyOldMan]

I've read the autobiography of Patrick and Patrick's Places. It is one of the most intriguing accounts of a life I have ever read. Cannot believe what this guy went through and saw in his days.

[Skadouchebag]

*The Holiday is actually a bigger deal in America than it is in Ireland. (same goes for Cinco de Mayo and Mexico)

*It is often said that St. Patrick chased away all of Ireland's snakes. While it is true that there is not a single snake naturally inhabiting Ireland, scinetists think that this was always the case. Turns out that the legend is actually a metaphor for the fact that he baptized all the Druids.

[Anonymous]

still doesn't explain the irish pot of gold, or the holiday being green related to a leprechaun (other than that lepechauns were supposed to be mischievous sprites/fairies that loved beer and pots of gold)

[Mustachekitteh]

They started to use green between 17th-19th century. Green is one of the colors in Ireland’s tri-color flag, and it has been used in the flags of several Irish revolutionary groups throughout history. Plus Ireland is the “Emerald Isle,” so named for its lush green landscape.

With the leprechaun they are considered good luck. Also I think the reason for them on st. patty's day due to the fact they are a huge part in Irish folklore.

[Opinion Owner]

so basically they were just integrated into the holiday, not actually related directly? interesting.. also i didn't know Ireland is the "emerald isle", now i wanna visit o. o

[Mustachekitteh]

It's due to climate causing the land to look really green. www.google.com/search

[JosefK]

st Patty's day... sounds so... grrrr... wrong...( I know its common in the US to say it though)

[peachblossomluck]

I have this friend who looks like a leprechaun and his birthday is St. Patrick's Day. He doesn't have any gold though!

[JackKerouac77]

Ironic that it went from dry to drunk as shit in such little time. But methinks the Irish never really stopped drinkin' on that day

[JosefK]

.. we didn't.

[Iraqveteran666]

Irish drink rules and the power of the church meant that there was no drinking

[falafelany1]

My only negative review: "accurd". But other than that I liked it. I learned some new things!

[Mustachekitteh]

It took me a bit to find where that word was, lol. I ended up spelling it complete wrong. My bad should have typed it as occurred.

[falafelany1]

Haha that's ok. Sometime I will write too instead of to. Noooooo

[ConnieS]

@Mustachekitteh I use ctrl + F and type in the word when I need to find a word on a page. Sometimes trying to find a word is like trying to find Waldo! 😄

I love this website but I wish we had the option to edit. I can't tell you the number of times I've been embarrassed because I caught a misteak 😄 after I've posted something. ☺️ I proofread but my brain sees what I mean, not what I've typed. And my dyslexic fingers don't help. 😂

[YourFutureEx]

Thanks. I just heard that there's a thing called St. Patrick's Day. Now I learned something more.

[JosefK]

.. seemingly there is no such thing as a shamrock - its a baby clover or something.. I'll have to have a good root in the back garden tomorrow and try and find some..

[Pinkbeauty]

I liked your mytake I never knew those things about that holliday

[Anonymous]

Please all non irish do not appropriate and disrespect Irish cultural once again this year. Dressing up like a leprechaun and getting drunk is the same as dressing in black face and smoking crack.

[Anonymous]

I hate this holiday, getting harassed by a bunch of drunken Irish idiots for the crime of being outside while black on this dumb holiday.

[Mustachekitteh]

Oh trust me this holiday is nothing compared to the holiday in Brazil called carnival. It's not really a safe holiday from things I've heard and read.

[Coolguy1928]

I have nothing to do with this holiday.

[Anonymous]

Well I just got smarter

[vekin]

Thanks for sharing, it is fun to know more of it

[Anonymous]

Awesome take awesome Take!

[Anonymous]

thank you f

[Mustachekitteh]

np also is the f a typo?

[Opinion Owner]

ramdon word.
system message: opinion is too short

[Mustachekitteh]

Oh kk and that to short thing is so weird and a little annoying :(