St. Patricks Day. Is it really a day of Green, pinching, and green beer? BUT OF COURSE IT IS!!! At the same time, I think I'll fill in a little blind spot about how St. Patrick's Day came into existence.
St. Patrick's real name is unknown because the poor guy got kidnapped from the Roman Colony of Britain a few hundred years AD. The Pirates that stole him sold him into slavery in Ireland where he was a sheep herder for 6 years or so. He then escaped and went home to Britain to become a priest. This is where he had a dream to preach Christianity to the Irish who were mostly made up of Pagans and Druids. After studying for a few years, he set out to convert the Irish.
Needless to say, they had no need of a new God and fought him every step of the way. There were a few Christian Missionaries in Ireland, but apparently none so devoted as St. Patrick. He preached for 30 years, and is accredited with bringing the written word to Ireland through the bible and a few other texts.
The stubborn old preacher keeled over on March 17th and so we are celebrating his life by the anniversary of his death. When wearing Green today, or Drinking that Green Beer. Please raise a glass to the life of a holy man.
This story is an approximation in it's entirety as it has been re-told for almost 2 mellenia. There are several variations, and now there is this one.
Happy St. Patrick's Day
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