Saint Patrick and his day.

As you know I am full Irish, so this is a big holiday to me. It's one of my favorites when celebrated right.

When celebrated in Ireland, there is a huge feast, sort of like Thanksgiving here. Usually during this season alcohol is prohibited so that farmers can work sober, but on this day they lift the prohibition. This may be why the standard celebration in America is all drinking. The color green is an international (even in Ireland) celebration for St. Patrick.
Who is St. Patrick? Well according to historians, he was an Irish slave kidnapped from Britain. He fled from his slavery and returned to Britain to become a priest. Years later he returned to Ireland and brought with him Christianity and the English Language. It is said that he explained Christianity through shamrock found in Ireland. This is why the shamrock is worn during St. Patrick's Day.

I'm not going to get into the political reasons for St. Patrick's Day, just know there are two sides to every decision.

Anyway, thanks for learning about St. Patrick's Day. Please comment and tell me how you celebrated it! I would love to know!

<3 Draculina