The Origins of St. Patrick's Day!

Saint Patrick's Day Origins

Written by Jonathan Fife

          Why do we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day? Let's go back to 415 AD when Maewyn was born. Maewyn grew up as a Roman-British from 415 to 431. At age 16, Maewyn was captured and put into slavery. He was brought to Ireland where he looked after animals for 6 years. He escaped back to his family and converted to Christianity. He changed his name to Patricius (which after a lot of translating is Patrick) and he became a cleric. Around the year 440, Saint Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary to spread Christianity even though it was already common in Ireland. He convinced the Druids at Tara to give up their ancient Irish religion for Christianity, making it more widespread. When Patrick died on March 4, 461, he was named Ireland's patron saint and people in Ireland held small celebrations for him every year. When Irish people emigrated to America in 1840, they needed to bring some of their culture and religion along with them, so they held parades dedicated to Saint Patrick. Now the culture has spread, and people all across America celebrate Saint Patrick's day whether Irish or not. Although I don't celebrate it myself, many people wear green to represent peace, and whoever isn't wearing green gets pinched! Other ways that are celebrated are by watching parades, dyeing the Chicago river green, and spending time with family. So go out and have some St. Patrick's day fun!

Thanks to all my sources: 

http://www.gpb.org/education/origins-of-st-patricks-day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick

https://www.rd.com/culture/wear-green-st-patricks-day/

St.Patrick's Day

The very first thing I think of when I hear St.Patrick’s Day is GREEN! Saint Patrick’s Day always falls on March 17.  St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland was born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools. Celebrations concentrate on Irish themed parties, drinks, and food. Dateandtime.com says, "many people get into the spirit by dressing in green clothing and eating green-colored food. Irish clubs and pubs often hold parties or have special deals." The only way my family celebrates St.Patrick's day is by wearing green. If you don't then someone gets to pinch you.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Have you ever wondered how Saint Patrick’s day began? Well according to Wikipedia, “The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.” So how do we start celebrating it? Well on the website timeanddate.com, it says that the holiday celebrates the Irish-American culture that is throughout the United States. So,  everyone might not celebrate it, but do you? In my home we don’t usually have a special meal or anything, but my siblings do take advantage of the whole pinching thing. If you are not wearing the tiniest bit of green on Saint Patrick's day in my house, the odds of getting pinched are very high! So if you choose to celebrate on Saint Patrick’s day,  you can celebrate however you want.

History of my boi St.Patrick.

                                              St. Patrick's History

                St.Patrick's Date of birth is unknown but we do know he was born in the second half of the 4th century. While St. Patrick was still young he was kidnapped and sold to a company as a herdsman. While working he became increasingly religious. He thought that he had been kidnapped for his earlier lack of faith in God. So he spent most of his time in prayer. He then escaped and was reunited with his family. But felt as if he needed to preach to the folk of Ireland. But not before spending 12 months in France as an apprentice and an understudy. he then lived out the rest of his years in Ireland spreading his beliefs. Then on March 17th, 461 he died but his burial whereabouts are still unknown.

History of St. Patrick's Day

Most of you have heard of St.Patrick's day. What is the first thing you think of when
you hear St.Patrick's day? Maybe you think of the color green, or you think of leprechauns,
a rainbow with a pot of gold at the end, four leaf clovers, Irish people or sometimes you even
think of pinching. But what actually is St. Patrick's day? Who even is St. Patrick anyway? It all
started when Maewyn Succat, also known as St. Patrick was born. He was born in Rome
Britain In the late 4th century. Succat was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as
a slave. He escaped but returned to convert the Irish into Christianity. He died on March 17,
461, by this time he had established schools, monasteries, and churches. Immigrants where
the ones that started this huge holiday. Now people celebrate this holiday by wearing green
and pinching people who don't. There's a lot of traditions in different countries, cities, and
families, for example parades. The first St. Patrick's day parade was in Boston USA not in
Ireland or New York. In my family we don’t really celebrate St. Patrick's day. We never really
pay attention to it. Usually if I remember I try to wear something green and hope for the best.
So next time you think of St. Patrick's day think of its interesting background.  

Sources: www.britannica.com

                       The History of Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is a holiday to wear green. If you don't, you may get pinched! This holiday was first celebrated in the mid 19th century. You may think that the first parade of St. Patrick's Day was in Ireland, but it was really in New York in 1762. Since then, many Irish immigrants have moved to the United States and the holiday has grown even bigger and bigger every year!! My family doesn't really go big with the holiday, but it just gives us another reason to pinch one another. ;) Around the United States people go all out like. They have big parades, parties, and some people even celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and have festivals. As you can see St. Patrick's Day is a day with many roots and lots of traditions.
Resources- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day

St. Patricks Day History

St. Patrick's day is the day to wear green! If you don't watch out you might get pinched! This holiday first was celebrated 18th and 19th century. Back then St.Patrick's day was not celebrated amongst many Americans, the Irish immigrants and this holiday were scorned by neighbors. The person, as many think started St.Patrick’s actually didn’t it first started out at a religious practice to get more people to join the religion. Saint was also not Irish but ended up in Ireland after being kidnapped and brought there. He soon later escaped and went to France. Still being the religious man he is he went back to Ireland on a mission and there he became a bishop, and soon after his death was named Ireland's Patron Saint. Then when the Irish started to immigrate to America was when the prades and the traditions took like wildfire, and because of that they got much bigger and are know like they are today. That is where we get this exciting holiday from. You wouldn’t think that a holiday of wearing green and leprechauns would have this interesting background/origin story.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day

http://girlmogul.com/2901/where-does-st-patricks-day-come-from/