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A bit about the beloved saint and a recipe for cottage pie.
On March 17, countless people in many countries, including Japan and Russia, gather together to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. From eating corned beef and cabbage to wearing green, picking up shamrocks, parading around, and drinking green beer, people leap into the spirit of this beloved saint’s special day.
And why green? The “wearing of the green” is now universally linked to this day, but back to the celebration’s beginning, the Irish then wore the color blue, which is affiliated with Ireland. Why? The official color of the Order of St. Patrick was sky blue, a nod to the color of choice of the saint himself.
But as one historian has noted, these global celebrations have had very little to do with the story of the real St. Patrick, the patron saint and “Apostle of Ireland.”
Born about A.D. 365 as Maewyn Succat in Britannia (now modern-day Britain), he was apparently kidnapped by Irish bandits when he was a teenager and became a slave to an Irish chieftain. As caretaker for his master’s sheep, Maewyn Succat reportedly prayed to God often each day.
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On March 17, countless people in many countries, including Japan and Russia, gather together to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. From eating corned beef and cabbage to wearing green, picking up shamrocks, parading around, and drinking green beer, people leap into the spirit of this beloved saint’s special day.
And why green? The “wearing of the green” is now universally linked to this day, but back to the celebration’s beginning, the Irish then wore the color blue, which is affiliated with Ireland. Why? The official color of the Order of St. Patrick was sky blue, a nod to the color of choice of the saint himself.
But as one historian has noted, these global celebrations have had very little to do with the story of the real St. Patrick, the patron saint and “Apostle of Ireland.”
Born about A.D. 365 as Maewyn Succat in Britannia (now modern-day Britain), he was apparently kidnapped by Irish bandits when he was a teenager and became a slave to an Irish chieftain. As caretaker for his master’s sheep, Maewyn Succat reportedly prayed to God often each day.
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Of St. Patrick and Irish Eats
A bit about the beloved saint and a recipe for cottage pie.
