Happy St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrickâ??s Day

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for thousands of years.

On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feastâ??on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers to reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

Over the next thirty-five years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies, like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums.

Who Was St. Patrick?
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.


(The buds and plant are Space Queen by TGA)

wow beautiful bud!

Love reading your posts about holidays and seeing a lovely set-up to match the holiday. Love it :D.

you arse im hella jealous of all the clovers and also the leprechaun ash tray

Goooood lookin plant :thumbsup:

man dont eevnm care bnout the histroy of the holidya... beautiufl bud, one da ill grow like that.... big propz... so jelous of the buds you gros...

Are you Subcool in disguise?

wow those are amazing pictures. awesome write up.
looks delicious.

amazing pics, good info also

those leps are stealing meh lucky charms!

by charms I mean bud

I still think you're Subcool in disguise... or possibly dutchy...

celebrateing the five leaf clover :D