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St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17th to honour the patron saint of Ireland, marking his traditional death date. Originally a religious feast day for the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, it has evolved into a global celebration of Irish culture featuring parades, wearing green, and consuming traditional foods like bacon and cabbage.
While blue was traditionally associated with St. Patrick, green became popular due to Ireland’s nickname, the “Emerald Isle,” and the green in the Irish flag.
Facts you might have not known about St. Patrick’s!
1. St. Patrick wasn’t Irish
Despite being the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick was born in Britain in either Scotland or Wales (accounts tend to vary on that point). His parents, Calpurnius and Conchessa, were both Roman citizens and his mother gave birth to him in 385AD.
2. Slavery was what brought St. Patrick to Ireland
As a teenager, St. Patrick was kidnapped by a pirate raiding party and sold into slavery in Ireland. As a slave, he looked after and herded sheep for many years before fleeing to a monastery in England. While there, he became a devout follower of Christianity and was ordained a bishop, after which he returned to Ireland as a missionary.
3. The shamrock as an Irish symbol is said to have been popularised by St. Patrick
As the stories go, St. Patrick supposedly used the iconic three-leafed shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity while preaching. With each leaf representing Christianity’s Holy Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, it was a symbol that showed how they could be three different spiritual entities and yet all part of the same whole.
4. St. Patrick wore blue, not green
Although everyone is expected to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, all surviving artworks of St. Patrick show him wearing blue robes. It’s the reason why through the years, flags, sports uniforms, and coat-of-arms featured the colour. As time progressed, green as a national colour grew in favour, particularly in the 17th century.
5. St. Patrick isn’t technically a saint…
While he’s been given the title in popular lore, St. Patrick was never actually officially canonized as a saint. However many still recognise his contributions to the Catholic church and he remains a spiritual figure to this day.
6. …and Patrick wasn’t even St. Patrick’s given name
St. Patrick’s given name was Maewyn Succat. It wasn’t until he became a priest that he adopted a new name – Patrick, after Patricius (which relates to the Latin root meaning father).
7. ‘Drowning the Shamrock’ is said to have started with St. Patrick
The tradition of drinking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is said to have started with the saint himself, who announced that everybody should have a drop of the hard stuff’ after an innkeeper was less than forthcoming with a bottle of whiskey. While there was a brief period where drinking on St. Patrick’s Day was banned, the tradition has since returned in full force.
8. Legend has it that St. Patrick’s walking stick grew into a tree while he was preaching
Another popular tale regarding St. Patrick tells the story of how he left his ashwood walking stick in the ground, while he went off to try and convert the villagers of a small town to Christianity. The effort took so long that the walking stick became an ash tree which the town takes its name from – Aspatria, Cumbria, in the north of England.
