St. Patrick’s Day
Who was St. Patrick?
St. Patrick was a 5th century
Romano – British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. He is the primary
patron saint in Ireland. He was taken as
a slave of Ireland when he was kidnapped at the age of 16 by the Ireland pirates.
What was the purpose of St. Patrick’s
Day?
The purpose of Saint Patrick’s Day is to celebrate
the death of Saint Patrick the patron saint of Ireland. It celebrates Saint Patrick
and the arrival of Christianity to Ireland.
Why is St. Patrick’s Day
designated when it is?
Saint Patrick’s Day is designed with the
use of green and the drinking of beer and alcoholic beverages because it is the
way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. This is all celebrated because of the death
of St. Patrick.
Why a certain color on St. Patrick’s
Day?
The reason why in Saint Patrick’s Day we
wear things with the color green or shamrocks is because it is said that St.
Patrick had used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity to the pagan Irish.
Other information of
interest.
Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March
17 every year because it was the day when St. Patrick died.
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