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St. Patrick's Day, colloquially St. Paddy's Day or Paddy's Day, is the national holiday of Ireland.
It became a feast day in the Roman Catholic Church due to the influence of the Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding in the early part of the 17th century, and is a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland.
The date of the feast can be reassigned by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April, in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday. In 2008, March 17 occurs on the Monday of Holy Week.
Irish immigrants to the United States began observing the holiday publicly in Boston and held the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City in 1766. Today, the tradition continues with people from all walks of life wearing green, eating Irish food, and attending parades.
St. Patrick's Day is rich in folklore; from the shamrock to the leprechaun to pinching people who are not wearing green.
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Beautiful and romantic "green day"
ReplyDeleteWe know well clowber of four leaves as lucky symbole. It maybe come from shamrock.
Congratulation!! gillena san.
sakuo.
Top o' the morning. One day late, but that goes for every morning, dear gillena.
ReplyDeleteI visit frequently in Pori, 140 km north from Turku, there is two Irish Pubs, the other one's name is One For the Road.
ReplyDeleteI visit there some times, the owner is an Irishman, I like his place.
Sakuo, bill, tikkis
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by; Irish blessings
much love
gillena
Great points noticed.Good to know of it.
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