Today is 17st March, so I thought to write something about the Irish festival, which is incidentally associated spring - St. Patrick's Day. InNowadays in Europe this holiday taken as a celebration of Irish Culture, but it's mainly the Irish national holiday.St. Patrick's Day is a national holiday in Ireland, which is celebrated on March 17. Children in Ireland have this day holiday.
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick (in Irish Naomh Pádraig) is the saint patron of Ireland. He lived in the 5th century AD. L. He came from Roman Britain. In his youth he was captured by Irish pirates and taken as a slave to Ireland. After several years, he escaped back to Britain. After a few years he decided to enter the convent, where he became a priest like his father and grandfather before him. He later returned to Ireland as a missionary, where he decided to spread the Christian faith. According to legend, St. expelled. Patrik all snakes from the island, and therefore no snakes in Ireland occur.For the Irish, the arrival of St. Patrick equally as important for us zvěrozvěstů arrival of Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia.About festivalAs a feast to celebrate this day began in the 17th century. Feast date - ie on March 17 - was determined by the day of the alleged death of the patron. Its symbol is a green color and shamrock clover with which to allegedly explained the principle of divine trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This symbol and colourare also symbols of this holiday.
How is celebrated today
On this day should have a man wearing something green (usually T-shirt). The celebration is to add green food coloring to food and drink (no I do not know if I would then ate or drank :-D). Many restaurants and pubs offering Irish menu, which includes:Irish brown bread,Corned beef and cabbage,Beef and Guinness pie,Irish cream chocolate mousse,Irish Coffee,Irish crispy potato, also known as Cally and Pandy,Irish stew,Irish potato soup.Some people in this day attending a place of pilgrimage on the island of Lough Derg in County Donegal. This site has been visited by people from the 13th century. St. Patrick said that everyone who came to the sanctuary on the island in repentance and faith, receive the forgiveness of their sins.In Ireland,
I have never been (I hope it will not stay there). All the information I found on English-language websites.
Happy St. Patrick's Day ☘☘☘
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