ST. PATRICK'S DAY
SAINT PATRICK HISTORY
St. Patrick is a global celebration of Irish culture or around March 17. It remembers to one Ireland's patron saint, who ministered Christianity during the fifth century.
SYMBOLS
The most common St. Patrick's Day symbol is the shamrock. The shamrock is the leaf of the clover plant and a symbol os the Holy Trinity.
Religious symbols include snakes, as well as the Celtic Cross, the harp or the leprechaun and the pot of gold the leprechaun keeps hidden.
St. Patrick's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
THE BLARNEY STONE (The stone of eloquence)
The Stone itself is still set in the wall below the battlements. To kiss it, one has to lean backwards (holding on to an iron railing) from the parapet walk. The prize is a real one as once kissed the stone bestows the gift of eloquence.
There is never a stone that whoever kisses, Oh! He never misses to grow eloquent 'tis he
may clamber to a lady's chamber, or become a member of parliament.
Francis Sylvester Mahoni
Many people wear an item of green clothing on the day.
Parties featuring Irish food and drinks that are dyed in green. Many restaurants and pubs offer Irish food or drink, which include:
-Irish brown bread
-Corned beef and cabbage
-Beef and Guinness pie
-Irish coffee...
Some people plan a pilgrimage to St. Patrick's Purgatory.
Finally I've made a cloud of words relationed to this post:
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