The origin of St. Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day actually has a strong religious color, to commemorate the day of St Patrick, the Irish Christian leader. St Patrick was born in the 4th century BC and was kidnapped as a slave by bandits in Ireland when he was young. During his enslavement, he prayed devoutly and was deeply inspired by God, and decided to take missionary work as his career in the future. And he was able to escape from Ireland, find his way home and survive, which is also God's guidance and miracle protection.

Saint Patrick, who devoted himself to God, devoted himself to monasticism, and later decided to preach in Ireland, converting the local polytheists to Christianity, and Ireland gradually became a Christian country. St Patrick built monasteries, churches and schools there and devoted himself to Ireland until his death. In order to thank him for his contribution to Ireland, Ireland designated March 17, the date of his death, as St. Patrick's Day to show his mourning. And this day is equivalent to Ireland's National Day, a national holiday.

In addition, there are many Irish immigrants in America.

According to statistics, there are more than 30 million Irish immigrants in the United States, accounting for 10% of the total population. Most Irish immigrants are concentrated in eastern New England, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. In terms of cities, Boston has the largest Irish population (don't forget, Boston's professional basketball team, the Celtics, is full of Irish flavor). Followed by Philadelphia, new york and Chicago.

The earliest record of celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the United States was in Boston on 1737, and Philadelphia and new york also started one after another. Today, there are grand Saint Patrick's Day celebrations and parades all over the United States.

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The customs and traditions of St. Patrick's Day;

1, wearing clover? Ornaments with patterns.

In his sermon, St. Patrick compared the Christian concepts of "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" with the sorrel that can be seen everywhere in Ireland, so that the local people could better understand it. Since then, Oxalis has become a symbol of Ireland.

2. Everything must be green!

Because St. Patrick preached with green sorrel, which symbolizes spring and is also one of the colors of the Irish flag, it is known as the "green island", so green has become the representative color of this festival. All participants in the celebration must play green and expect green to bring good luck. In addition to wearing green, the layout should be green, and even the food, drinks and wine served in the bar should be green.

Besides green, you will also see orange as a matching color. Because the colors of the Irish flag are green, white and orange. Chicago dyed the river green on St. Patrick's Day. The White House fountain will also be dyed green.

3. Are you so happy to be cuckolded? !

In Irish folklore, there are a group of shoemakers with green clothes, green hats and beards who like to play pranks? Goblins, it is said that they hid a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, so these elements often appear in St. Patrick's celebrations.

4. If you don't wear green, you may be pinched?

It is said that naughty goblins will steal human beings. If you wear green, goblins won't see you. So now if you are caught on St Patrick's Day without any green elements, you may be pinched by others!

5. St. Patrick's Day parades everywhere.

Among them, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and Pittsburgh have the biggest parades.

6, drink, drink, drink! Go to an Irish pub and drink Guinness stout.

St Patrick's Day must be celebrated in an Irish pub, and the wine you drink must be in line with the Irish spirit. Choose Guinness stout, Guinness stout from Dublin, Ireland. The most correct and classic. It is said that every year on St. Patrick's Day, the US Congress consumes about 3 million pints of Guinness stout, five times as much as usual.

7. Eat traditional Irish food.

The classic dishes of St Patrick's Day are of course Irish, including corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread and shepherd's pie. However, it is said that corned beef and cabbage is actually a tradition established by Irish immigrants in the United States, and Irish locals will not eat this dish on St. Patrick's Day.

Kiss me, I'm Irish.

On St. Patrick's Day, the craziest sentence is "Happy St. Patrick's Day! Besides, it may be "kiss me, I'm Irish" (I'm Irish, kiss me! It is speculated that the Blanie Stone originated from the Irish medieval castle Blanie Castle. It is said that just kissing it can make it eloquent, bring good luck and attract many people to come here. Over time, the legend of kissing a stone for good luck has been extended to a joke that "kissing an Irishman will bring good luck". On St. Patrick's Day, everything about Ireland is played wildly by everyone. Everyone is scrambling to become an Irishman one day and asks for a kiss.