2007-01-23 10:27:57 · 14 answers · asked by a sock 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well yes.
2007-01-23 10:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint” Patrick introduced the practice in Ireland “to supplant the Druidic pagan spring fires with a Christian and religious fire symbol of Christ . . . This tolerated custom became so popular eventually that the popes incorporated it into the liturgy of the Western Church in the latter part of the ninth century.”.......—The Easter Book, by Francis Weiser, S.J.
Easter bonfires were originally banned by the church as being a pagan symbolism, says Weiser. (Synod of Mainz, 742 C.E.)
In the interest of truth, the Bible says to “separate yourselves” and “quit touching the unclean thing.”—2 Cor. 6:14-17.
knowing the practice and customs of druids are from pagan
and even...they made the celtic cross...famous....bec of the practice in tammuz............fertility god
2007-01-23 10:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by dfg q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholics have always celebrated it, but one of the recent popes demoted him from sainthood because he realized good old Patrick was not submissive to Rome. I guess he would have been a Protestant.
But in the Saint Patrick's day parades, everybody who claims to have a drop of Irish blood, wheter catholic, protestant, or atheist, marches - at least here in Canada. (I know, "everybody" is not really accurate).
2007-01-23 10:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey, any excuse to drink Guinness.
St. Patrick's day has about as much to do with its roots as a religious holiday as Mardi Gras does (yeah I celebrate Mardi Gras too)
2007-01-23 10:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by LX V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why shouldn't they? St. Patrick had a vision where he beleived his life's work was to remove\convert all the Pagans in Ireland to Christianity.
A lot of Pagans don't celebrate it however.
2007-01-23 10:38:09 · answer #5 · answered by Sage Bluestorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing we do is have a ham or corned beef and cabbage andcarrots and potatos and Mcdonald's shamrock shake and other green treats.
2007-01-23 10:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, and a lot of heavily Irish churches (particularly the Catholic ones) have a big to-do about it.
2007-01-23 10:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by Rat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish people are mostly christians.
they celebrate it.
2007-01-23 10:31:53 · answer #8 · answered by Ambiguity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do! I think it randomly fun to pinch people.
2007-01-23 10:32:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its my son in laws birthday
2007-01-23 10:32:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋