we’ve come to associate the celebration of st. Patrick’s Day with a lot of
of st. Patrick’s Day with a lot of
of st. Patrick’s Day with a lot of drinking but in fact there’s more to it
drinking but in fact there’s more to it
drinking but in fact there’s more to it than just that the holiday would not
than just that the holiday would not
than just that the holiday would not exist had it not been for a band of
exist had it not been for a band of
exist had it not been for a band of marauders who during the fifth century
marauders who during the fifth century
marauders who during the fifth century AD kidnapped a 16 year old wash boy by
AD kidnapped a 16 year old wash boy by
AD kidnapped a 16 year old wash boy by the name of Maiwand
the name of Maiwand
the name of Maiwand during the six years that they held him
during the six years that they held him
during the six years that they held him captive as a slave he came to a
captive as a slave he came to a
captive as a slave he came to a religious awakening he changed his name
religious awakening he changed his name
religious awakening he changed his name to Patrick joined a monastery and took
to Patrick joined a monastery and took
to Patrick joined a monastery and took on a new calling that of converting his
on a new calling that of converting his
on a new calling that of converting his people to Christianity he did so by
people to Christianity he did so by
people to Christianity he did so by founding schools and churches and within
founding schools and churches and within
founding schools and churches and within two hundred years Ireland was a
two hundred years Ireland was a
two hundred years Ireland was a Christian country it’s also said that he
Christian country it’s also said that he
Christian country it’s also said that he used the three leaf clover as a tool to
used the three leaf clover as a tool to
used the three leaf clover as a tool to teach the people of the Holy Trinity
teach the people of the Holy Trinity
teach the people of the Holy Trinity Saint Patrick died in 461 AD and the
Saint Patrick died in 461 AD and the
Saint Patrick died in 461 AD and the date of March 17th was declared a
date of March 17th was declared a
date of March 17th was declared a religious holiday in Ireland most
religious holiday in Ireland most
religious holiday in Ireland most businesses remain closed while pubs and
businesses remain closed while pubs and
businesses remain closed while pubs and restaurants are open the st. Patrick’s
restaurants are open the st. Patrick’s
restaurants are open the st. Patrick’s Day custom spread throughout the world
Day custom spread throughout the world
Day custom spread throughout the world so today we’re all Irish happy st.
so today we’re all Irish happy st.
so today we’re all Irish happy st. Patrick’s Day
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