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March 17, 2016 By Wahida Mohamed

St Patrick’s day: what do we celebrate and how?

Every year, millions of people wear ginger wigs, green jackets and shamrock-adorned top hats.

They then crowd into bars across the world, where they down pints of Guinness from as early as 9 or 10am.

They do so to mark St Patrick’s Day , an annual event that celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish.

On the day, many will conveniently remember that their great-great-great-great-grandparents moved over from Ireland centuries ago.

Others, meanwhile, will try to impress fellow revellers by putting on a fake Irish accent and drunkenly wishing them: “Top o’ the mornin’ to ya.”
Guinness

What is St Patrick’s Day?

St Patrick’s Day was originally a religious feast day for St Patrick – the patron saint of Ireland and a Christian missionary.

St Patrick, the son of a deacon and the grandson of a priest, was actually not born Irish but is believed to have grown up in Roman Britain.

However, he is said to have spent many years in Ireland converting the pagans to Christianity before his death on March 17 in the fifth century.

Despite its origins, St Patrick’s Day has since grown into a global celebration of Irish culture, with festivities (usually, involving a fair bit of drinking) held throughout the world.
Two women dress up as Leprechauns for the horse racing at Cheltenham Festival

On the day, millions of people dress as leprechauns (bearded fairies from Irish folklore), consume green-coloured food and drink and attend public parades.

Many also wear shamrocks – three-leaved plants which St Patrick himself is said to have used to explain the Holy Trinity of God to the pagan Irish.

The day is celebrated as a national holiday in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Source: Mirror.co.uktrefle.gif (2234 octets)Origine de la Saint Patrick

La fête de la Saint Patrick nous a été apportée par les Irlandais. En Amérique, cette fête est un jour de réjouissance. La Saint Patrick a été célébrée pour la première fois, à Boston, Masschusetts, en 1737. Pour les Montréalais, la Saint Patrick annonce le début du printemps. À Montréal, les Irlandais font une parade, tout le monde fête avec eux.  

Guinness

En dépit de ses origines, le jour de St Patrick est depuis devenu une célébration mondiale de la culture irlandaise, avec des festivités (généralement, impliquant un peu la boisson)

Deux femmes se déguisent en Leprechauns pour les courses de chevaux au Festival de Cheltenham

Aujourd’hui, des millions de personnes s’habillent comme des lutins  consomment des aliments et boissons de couleur verte et assistent à des défilés publics.
Two women dress up as Leprechauns for the horse racing at Cheltenham Festival

Beaucoup portent également des trèfles – plantes à trois feuilles que saint Patrick a lui-même dit avoir utilisé pour expliquer la Sainte Trinité de Dieu aux Irlandais païens.

La journée est célébrée comme une fête nationale en Irlande du Nord ainsi que dans la République d’Irlande.

Source: Mirror.co.uk

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