Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Thursday, March 17, 2022
Who was Saint Patrick and why do we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day? He was born in Roman Britain and lived during the 5th century. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. According to History.com article "History of St. Patrick’s Day" "he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people."
Since Saint Patrick's death there was a popular legend that surfaced “he explained the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) using the three leaves of a native Irish clover, the shamrock."
Ireland had been honoring the Roman Catholic feast day of Saint Patrick since approximately the 9th or 10th Century according to History.com. The very first Saint Patrick's Day Parade occurred not in Ireland but in the Spanish colony in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida on March 17, 1601. The parade in 1601 and the festivities the previous year was organized by the colony's leader Irish Vicar Ricardo Artur according to History.com. Fast forward to a century later the next Saint Patrick Day parade also took place away from Ireland and in the new world. On March 17, 1772 "...homesick Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched in New York City..." as a way to celebrate and pay homage to their patron saint. "Enthusiasm for the St. Patrick's Day parades in New York City, Boston and other early American cities only grew from there.," as reported from the article "History of Saint Patrick's Day," from History.com
For more information about Saint Patrick’s Day please see the following website:
https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day
Just remember on Saint Patrick's Day everyone is considered Irish. So, wear Green on March 17, 2022. Enjoy a meal of corned beef and cabbage. If you dare, try some Irish Soda Bread. Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Enjoy the videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ3E7kIYtR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZXnJ4UYh40&t=6s
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