This week’s Kids Speak Out prompt was “St. Patrick’s Day is about…”
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And they’re green. But the four-leaf clover has nothing to do with St. Patrick’s Day or Ireland.
Daniel Ford Beavis has been slinging beer from behind the bar at O’Shea’s Irish Pub for more than a decade. But by the early 1600s, Saint Patrick’s Day had become inextricably linked to the green shamrock, leading to the modern emerald-hued celebration.
“It’s with a lot of sadness that we can not fund the event this year”, said president Robert Kineavy in a statement.
St. Patrick reportedly died on March 17, 493 A.D. This date was named as his saint’s day and became a traditional Catholic holiday because he is said to have brought Christianity from Britain to Ireland more than 1,500 years ago. According to Charles “Cholly” Shields, an attorney and expert on Ireland, it also represents a rejection of British rule among the Irish.
The pub will commemorate the Easter Rising centenary, which happened a year after the Mercantile Hotel opened in 1915.
I’m allergic to beer, so I’m going to an Irish pub with a friend to have some other kind of green drink.
No matter where someone is in the world, St. Patrick’s Day is one big party and Calgary is no exception.
St Patrick’s Day, also known as the Day of the Festival, is an annual religious and cultural celebration in commemoration of the death of Saint Patrick. We’ve got great bars and restaurants that’ll put you in the spirit while at the same time put some spirits (the liquid kind) in you!
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While the “can’t wear green because of the wall” excuse gives me a free pass at work, you might wonder how I’m able to escape the painful little finger squeeze the rest of the day. To this day, the shamrock is one of the symbols most associated with Ireland. But what about the man it’s all supposedly celebrating, St. Patrick? Bonus points if you end your answer by sliding over a huge helping of corned beef and cabbage. “I have a test that day so I won’t be celebrating too much”.
