Me and a couple of mates were out on Saturday "celebrating" St Patricks day which I do every year when it suddenly dawned on me that I did not have a clue what I was celebrating!
2007-03-19 06:06:04 · 13 answers · asked by abluebobcat 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick was the first Christian to bring Christianity to Ireland. People started celebrating Saint Patricks day to remember him and as a way of remembering or thinking of all Christian missionaries worldwide and praying for them. Somewhere along the line, the message of the day got lost and people just started partying for no reason at all. Thanks for taking the time to learn the true reason for this holiday.
2007-03-19 06:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by mmct21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy's Day or Paddy's Day "Saint Patties Day" and "Saint Patty's Day", is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (385–461), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17, the day on which Saint Patrick died. The day is the national holiday of the Irish people. It is a Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the rest of Canada, Australia, Great Britain and the United States, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.
It became a feast day in the Roman Catholic Church due to the influence of the Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding[1] in the early part of the 17th century, and is a holy day of obligation in the Roman Catholic church in Ireland.
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2007-03-19 06:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was St. Patrick that came over to Ireland and converted us all from being Pagans to Christianity. Thats why hes held in such high regard. And then he got rid of the snakes and went around preaching. Thats why we celebrate every year. Don't know why its a big drinking session though
2007-03-20 03:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by kit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom says it is when St Patrick chased all of the snakes out of Ireland.
2007-03-19 12:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by Leprechaun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually in our day and times, it is about festivities with a bit of a nod to the religious aspect.
A nice break from lent for those who observe it.
--That Cheeky Lad
2007-03-19 08:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure if youre irish what better excuse do you need to hit the pub , drown the shamrock and all that craic , plus its a public holiday ,so you get paid for not being in work , how good is that
2007-03-20 13:08:26 · answer #6 · answered by anniebirdanniewere 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as good an excuse as any for a night on the lash. or it could be a cunning plot by guinness to boost their sales.
2007-03-20 05:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by briangimma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the patron saint of Ireland... as legend would have it chased the snakes out of ireland
every country has a patron saint
2007-03-19 06:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by flips 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic St.Patrick of Ireland
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2007-03-19 06:14:03 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Dancer♪ ♫♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All you need to know listed below!!Have a nice day!
2007-03-20 03:51:26 · answer #10 · answered by lisababyg ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋