Can
you FEEL the Luck of the Irish..???
THE
CROOKED HORN
Canada's
Fast
Paced, High Energy, Celtic/Rock Indie Band
Wants
to wish you ALL A Top O' The Morn,
ST.PATTY'S
DAY!
WHAT
IS ST'PATTY"S DAY?
Possibly the only national holiday that is given recognition outside it's
native land is St. Patrick's Day.
This
is a clear indication of the Irish influence throughout the world.
For instance in Canada, though not a national holiday, March 17th
is recognized in many communities and cities. Everything from parades,
to the 'wearing of the green' ,
to
serving green beer (they really add green coloring to it!)
to some places going as far as dyeing rivers green,
mark
the holiday of Ireland's patron saint.
The
biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland.
Almost
all businesses, with the exception of restaurants and
pubs, close on the 17th
of March. Being a religious holiday as well, many attend mass, where
it is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries throughout
the world, before the serious celebrating begins in earnest.
A little
St.Patty's Day
History
Around the year 400, Patrick was born in Scotland. When he was yet a boy,
the Ard-Ri, that is, High King of Ireland, Niall of the Nine Hostages
by name, swept across the sea and captured his
village. Patrick was taken to Ireland, sold as a slave, and sent to herd
sheep and swine. There in northeast Ireland, in his solitude and
suffering, Patrick discovered the one true God, and,
to
this Creator God he pledged his life.
Years
later, Patrick dreamed a vision, and following that vision, he escaped
and struggled home to his family. After years of religious study to become
a priest and missionary, Patrick dreamed of returning to Ireland;
often hearing in his dreams the voice of the Irish,
"crying to thee,
come hither and walk with us once more".
Eventually
Pope Celestine fulfilled his wish and commissioned him as bishop
to preach the gospel to the Celtic people. Patrick came as the rising sun
to the eastern shore of Ireland, and commenced an incredible mission across
Ireland of preaching and baptizing, ordaining priests and bishops,
erecting churches and establishing places of learning and worship, though
such feats in primitive times were not without difficulty and danger.
Patrick, sent to preach the gospel to heathens, found that the pagan
Irish had great difficulty comprehending the doctrine of the Trinity,
until he gave them a natural example by holding up a shamrock to
show the three leaves combined to make a single plant. The Irish understood
at once, and the shamrock became the symbol of the land. Irishmen
wear it in their hats on the saint's day.
March
17, 493 AD, was the death of Saint Patrick,
and his uiversal recognition as the patron saint of Ireland, that
led to the celebration of March 17 as Saint Patrick's Day. Its emphasis
in Ireland is a holy religious time with appropriate praying, singing and
dance.
FOUR LEAF CLOVER FACTS
One leaf
is for HOPE
The second leaf
is for FAITH
The third leaf
is for LOVE
The fourth
leaf is for LUCK
Four-leaf clover's are
rare and are said to bring the
holder of the clover
GOOD LUCK!
The four leaf clover
is a universally accepted symbol of good luck with its origin ages
old. According to legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from
the Garden of Eden.
"The clovers also occupied
a position in the cultural life
of early peoples.
White clover (T.
repens L.) in particular was held in high esteem by the early
Celts of Wales as a charm against evil spirits."
Clover Science and Technology"
N.L. Taylor, 1985.
Druids held the 4 leaf
clover in high esteem and also considered them a sign of luck.
In 1620, Sir John Melton wrote:
"If a man walking in the fields
find any four-leaved grass,
he shall in a small while after
find some good thing".
The mystique of
the four leaf clover continues today since there is not a clover
plant that produces all four leaflets,
making it a rare occurrence.
HAPPY ST.PATTY'S DAY!
NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHY.....
TIME TO JOIN THE CELEIDH BOYS!!!!!!!
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