HAPPY St. Patrick’s Day GAMITTES!!!!

WHAT’S THE REASON for the SEASON, though? We have to DEEP dive into what this HOLIDAY really means!!!

St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green.

The first historical record of revelry for St. Patrick dates back to the 7th century in Ireland, Sarah Waidler, a visiting assistant professor of Irish language, literature and culture at New York University, told CBS News. However, she said people had likely already begun to honor him before that. 

During medieval times, texts show that people not only believed St. Patrick was a saint, but also that he was a part of God’s final judgement of Irish people when they died. Over the years, Patrick became “strongly identified” with Ireland and would become one of its three patron saints, along with St. Brigid and St. Columba, Waidler said.

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade currently on record was held in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601, historians say. Not, as some might assume, on the Emerald Isle. 

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. But for all of his prevalence in culture—namely the holiday held on the day of his death that bears his name—his life remains somewhat of a mystery. 

Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.

Why do we wear GREEN on St. Patrick’s Day??

I learn something NEW everyday!!!