to all my irish o' fellas and whom it may concern,

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

feel the irish festival... everybody, let's do it together, lalala...

When Irish eyes are smiling

Sure it's like a morning spring.

In the lilt of Irish laughter,

You can hear the angels sing.

When Irish hearts are happy,

All the world seems bright and gay.

And when Irish eyes are smiling,

Sure, they steal your heart away.

since today is officially the st. pat's day, let me share something about the day with you:

What the World Book Says about Saint Patrick, is the patron saint of Ireland. Patrick was chiefly responsible for converting the Irish people to Christianity. He became known as the apostle to the Irish.

When Patrick was 16 years old, pirates captured him during a raid and sold him as a slave in Ireland. He served as a shepherd. During his captivity, Patrick dedicated himself to religion. He escaped after six years of slavery and returned to his home in Britain.

Patrick began his work in northern and western Ireland, where no one had ever preached Christianity. He gained the trust and friendship of several tribal leaders and soon made many converts. Patrick is said to have founded many churches and baptized more than 120,000 people.

Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland in the A.D. 400's. The Irish accepted Christianity and came to regard Patrick as their patron (guardian) saint. Today, his feast day, March 17, is celebrated as a national holiday.

however, there are still many stories about St. Pat based only on legend.

and do you know:

it's a day to wear green and party...

green is related to the colour of spring...

even American called themselves "everyone is irish"...

and amusingly,
What's good luck on Saint Patrick's Day?:

Finding a four-leaf clover (shamrock, as shown above)(that's double the good luck it usually is)

Wearing green. (School children have started a little tradition of their own; they pinch classmates who don't wear green on this holiday).

Kissing the Blarney Stone. (all right, i don't know what's that... in the midst of searching though)

peace out mates

ethandory*