St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day

By Pavlína Konrádová

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When is St. Patrick's Day?

• On March 21

• On February 14

• On March 17

• On March 31

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March 17 is the date of St. Patrick's...

• birth

• wedding anniversary

• graduation

• death

​When is St. Patrick's Day?

St. Patrick’s Day is officially observed on March 17 each year. The significance of March 17 is that it’s said to be the date of St. Patrick’s death in the late 5th century (circa A.D. 493).

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​What is St. Patrick's Day?

Although the holiday originally started as a Christian feast day celebrating the life of St. Patrick and the spreading of Christianity to Ireland, today, it is a day of revelry and a celebration of all things Irish.

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A typical color for St. Patrick's Day was originally...

• red

• green

• blue

• orange

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What color is typical for St. Patrick's Day now?

• blue

• white

• green

• red

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Did St. Patrick play a large role in spreading Christianity to Ireland?

• Yes, he did.

• No, he didn't.

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Did St. Patrick really drive all the snakes out of Ireland?

• Yes, he did.

• No, he didn't.

​Who was St. Patrick?

Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He is credited with successfully spreading Christianity throughout Ireland.

There are many legends about him that mix with the truth. Did he play a large role in spreading Christianity to Ireland? Yes, absolutely. Did he really drive all the snakes out of Ireland? Probably not, since snakes weren’t native to Ireland​.

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St. Patrick was born in...

• Britain

• Scotland

• Ireland

• Wales

Young St. Patrick​

The man who would eventually become St. Patrick was born in Britain (part of the Roman Empire at the time) as Maewyn Succat in the late 4th century. His family was Christian, but it’s said that Maewyn himself was an atheist throughout his childhood.

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​That would change at age 16 (around A.D. 400), when Maewyn was kidnapped from his home on the west coast of Britain by Irish pirates, who proceeded to carry him off to Ireland and force him to work as a shepherd herding sheep.

After six years, he escaped his captors, walking nearly 200 miles through the Irish landscape and convincing a ship to carry him with them back to Britain. This harrowing experience certainly had an effect on Maewyn, who was convinced it was the Lord who protected him and delivered him safely home.

Why did he become a priest?​

Upon returning home, Maewyn received his call in a dream to preach the Gospel—in Ireland, of all places! He spent the next 15 or so years in a monastery in Britain, preparing for his missionary work. When he became a priest, his name was changed to Patricius, and he returned to the land of his captors to begin his teachings.

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​Although some Christians already lived in Ireland at the time, the country was largely pagan, so spreading a foreign religion was not an easy task. Patricius traveled from village to village to share the teachings of the Lord, and was successful enough to eventually found many churches there.

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How do we call it?

• Four-leaf clover

• Daisy

• Shamrock

• Lily of the valley

​Why Is the Shamrock Associated With St. Patrick’s Day?

A legend says, St. Patrick used its three leaves to explain the Holy Trinity in his teachings. (The Trinity is the Father, the Son, and the Spirit as three divine persons who are one divine being [God].)

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How do we call it?

• Shamrock

• Lily of the valley

• Daisy

• Four-leaf clover

​The four-leaf clover was regarded by ancient Celts as a charm against evil spirits. 

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St. Patrick's Day is the traditional day for planting...

• cucumber

• apple tree

• peas

• palm

St. Patrick’s Day is the traditional day for planting peas, even in the snow!

Cabbage seeds are often planted today, too, and old-time farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes! ​

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