Today is the celebrated around the world as St. Patrick's Day: religious feast day marking the anniversary of St. Patrick's death in the fifth century.
The History
In the 5th century Britain, a 16 year old boy named Maewyn Succat was kidnapped by Irish marauders and remained a shepard's slave for 6 years in Ireland. He later escaped, guided by visions of faith, back to Britain where he became a priest and took the name Patrick. Patrick returned to Ireland in 432 A.D. on a mission to bring Christianity to the island. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D.
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Celebrations of the Day!
Those of you in the New York City area, go visit the parade and be a part of the world's oldest civilian parade and the largest parade in the United States.
Anyone near Chicago should stop by and see the celebratory dyeing of the Chicago River! Though the origins may be unsavory, today Chicago dumps 40 pounds of green dye into the river for hours of celebratory green water.
Does your city follow the"dye the river green" tradition?
What traditions do you follow on Saint Patrick's Day?
My Traditions:
I wear as much green as possible: clothing, nail polish, eye shadow.
I bake a dessert for my friends and/or family. A group of my friends and I gather for dinner every Thursday, rotating houses every week, and for tonight I've made an Irish Coffee Pie: seen to the right. View the recipe here.
Hope you all have a great Thursday and a great Saint Patrick's Day!
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