Well tomorrow's the big day. St.Patrick's day. A day of celebration, drink and camaraderie.ca·ma·ra·de·rie
Pronunciation:
\ˌkäm-ˈrä-d(ə-)rē, ˌkam-, ˌkä-mə-, ˌka-, -ˈra-\
Function:
noun
1840
: a spirit of friendly good-fellowship
Or something like that. Being half Irish, on my father's side, I am proud of my heritage. But, just as I was curious about Christmas and how, being it is the birthday of Christ, where did Santa Claus played into Christmas? I am just as perplexed as to where leprechauns come into play with St. Patrick's day. So..............what do shamrocks and leprechauns have to do with St. Patrick’s Day? Well, the shamrock as an example of the holy trinity is said to have been created by St. Patrick himself so it makes sense that this would still be used as a symbol of remembrance today.
It is also said that St. Patrick had an uncle who was a leprechaun and that he was able to follow his uncles rainbow to find…that’s a lie. I’m lying.
It seems that countries other than Ireland such as America have taken all of the symbols that they associate with Ireland and have lumped them all together in one stereotypical holiday. BRILLIANT! I guess since there is a stereotype that Irish people are big drinkers is the reason why everyone sees St. Patrick’s Day as a day to tie one on and not feel guilty…we are just honoring St. Patrick after all. So, I guess I really haven't a clue about all this. I'm sure, tomorrow I can stop someone along the parade route and get an idea. Yea, right. But does it really matter? St. Paddy's is just a great excuse to take off work, go to no less than 10 bars, and get hammered!
So, I will leave you with this Irish limerick:
I drink to your health when I'm with you,
I drink to your health when I'm alone.
I drink to your health so often,
I'm starting to worry about my own!
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