what are the stories for St. Patrick's day?

Question

I would also like to know the smells, and songs and sayings/greetings.

Answer 1

Saint Patrick, when he was a boy, either in Wales or Normandy, was kidnapped and held for ransom by an Irish pirate called Neil of the Nine Hostages. We used to get hammered at school for calling him Neil of the Nine Sausages.

Look up and read on Google: Cu Chulainn: Fionn McChuil: they will lead to to other stores of Irish folklore (and to be truly Irish - if you can't find them - sure make them up - nobody will notice on St. Patrick's Day as they will all be 'stocious' drunk.... )

I just found an excellent site: http://web.ncf.ca/bj333/folklore.html

Nollaig fe hein is fe bhaise duit........... Happy Christmas.

Answer 2

Green beer and the pub!
Stories and greetings will come thick and fast from all celebrating St. Paddies day.

Answer 3

Mike Maloney includes a determination to point to his female chum Sheila on March 17th. mutually as the particular occasion arrives, he gets down on bended knee and flips open a rather little ring field. She takes one look and cries, "You decrease priced so-and-so! it somewhat isn't some thing yet a cubic zirconia!" He says, "it somewhat is Saint Patrick's Day! i presumed you will like it if I gave you a sham rock!"

Answer 4

You are nuts to ask that quest on DEC when it going to Be Christmas and you what are the stories for St. Patrick's day is should be why are beast stories for Christmas?

Answer 5

the shamrock was used to demonstrate the christian teaching of the holy trinity

three leaves and one stem, the father son and holy spirit, all as one.

st patrick driving out the snakes is representative of him chrisianizing ireland and the snakes represent evil/demons, like the snake in the garden of eden, not literal snakes like asps,cobras etc.

as a young boy he was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery. at an early age he had dreams in which god spoke to him and lead him out of slavery to go to ireland and spread the word of god to the then celtic pagan ireland.

sayings= cead mile failte(100,000 welcomes) as a toast people shout slainte(irish word for health) equivalent to salut or cheers etc..... for the songs look for artists such as

the wolfe tones
christy moore
the dubliners
the majority of compilations of irish pub songs will familiarise yourself with the type of feel and music.
traditonally there are parades,ceilies(irish dance concerts/festivals) pub crawls,parties and generally everyone has a greart time. hope this helps.

Answer 6

Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially - but to some a derogatory term - Paddy's Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (386-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17, and Padraic "Paddy" O'Reilly of Ann Arbor, MI. It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland (a bank holiday in Northern Ireland); the overseas territory of Montserrat; and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people and increasingly by many of non-Irish descent. Celebrations are generally themed around all things green and Irish; both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green, eating Irish food and imbibing Irish drink, and attending parades. The St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland is part of a five day festival, with over 500,000 people attending the 2006 parade. The largest St. Patrick's Day parade is held in New York City and it is watched by 2 million spectators. The St. Patrick's day parade was first held in New York City on 17 March, 1756 when Irish soldiers marched through the city. Parades also take place in other Irish towns and villages. Other large parades include those in Belfast, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Coatbridge, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Savannah, Pittsburgh, Denver, Sacramento, Scranton and Toronto. Large parades also take place in other places throughout Europe and the Americas, as well as Australia and Asia.

As well as being a celebration of Irish culture, Saint Patrick's Day is a Christian festival celebrated in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland (among other churches in the Anglican Communion) and some other denominations. The day always falls in the season of Lent. In church calendars (though rarely in secular ones) Saint Patrick's Day is moved to the following Monday when it falls on a Sunday. It is traditional for those observing a lenten fast to break it for the duration of Saint Patrick's Day whenever March 17 falls on a Friday.[1]

In many parts of North America, Britain, and Australia, expatriate Irish, those of Irish descent, and ever-growing crowds of people with no Irish connections but who may proclaim themselves "Irish for a day" also celebrate St. Patrick's Day, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages (lager dyed green, Irish beer and stout, such as Murphys, Smithwicks, Harp or Guinness, or Irish whiskey, Irish Cider, Irish Coffee or Baileys Irish Cream) and by wearing at least one article of green-colored clothing.

Answer 7

well i see theres some gaps here. st. patrick was english. sold into slavery in ireland, escaped and became a monk in france and the went back to christize ireland. he used the shamrock to teach the trinity and thats why most of his statues and repersations include it.

Answer 8

my dog was born on St Patricks day!

Answer 9

Foretasted

Answer 10

why? corn beef and cabbage...soda bread.... When Irish eyes are smiling...Happy St. Patricks day....??