Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day. As is our tradition, our family spends time with some friends and neighbors. We’ll all dress in green and enjoy some traditional foods, such as corned beef and cabbage, and Irish soda bread. What about you? Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? If so, let us know!
Anyway, there are loads of interesting information about St. Patrick’s Day. Here are a few, from mentalfloss.com:
- Blue, not green: St. Patrick’s color was “Saint Patrick’s blue,” a light shade. The color green only became associated with the day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
- Patrick was British: Although he made his mark by introducing Christianity to Ireland in the year 432, Patrick wasn’t Irish himself. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.
- It might have been St. Maewyn’s Day: According to Irish legend, St. Patrick wasn’t originally called Patrick. His birth name was Maewyn Succat, but he changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest.
- About those shamrocks: According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.
- About that phrase: So what does “Erin go Bragh” mean? It’s a corruption of the Irish Éirinn go Brách, which roughly means “Ireland Forever.”
Since we’re talking history here, let’s acknowledge today, March 15, which is the Ides of March. (You might have heard the expression, “beware the Ides of March.”) This marks the day in 44 B.C. that conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus stabbed Julius Caesar to death before the Roman senate. This was a significant turning point in Roman history.
Well, let’s end this history lesson by wishing you all a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day!
Best Regards,
Taylor
I love the fact that saint used the three leaf clover as the Holy Trinity meaning Father, Son and Holy Spirit it’s an awesome metaphor while sharing Christianity with Ireland. How God uses a person of two other nationality to bring about the Irish holiday to celebrate the descandents. Praise God for the those who are obediant to God
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all my friends here at NCPONLINE! ?????
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Those are some interesting tidbits. Thank you
My dad’s birthday is March 17. Although he was 100% Russion, we always had green beer for the day.
Our square dance club dresses in green at the dances close to Saint Patrick day. Our caller calls dances with Irish music.
How would someone scan or record a few beers?
Hi, I’m guessing you’re referring to getting a beer on tap; if that’s the case, there is really no way to record it. If you’re out and use the NCPMobile App and have a bottle or can poured into a glass, you could ask the bartender or server for the UPC to scan. (Or if you can’t scan there, you can write down the UPC code numbers.) Hope that helps!