Today’s post is dedicated to St. Patrick’s Day. With a little historical facts, and some fine jewelry to celebrate the occasion, I hope you have a good read!
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 over a thousand years. But the first St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in the United States. Irish soldiers gathered on that day, celebrated, danced, and feasted-a patriotic act to get in touch with their Irish roots. And thus the tradition began.
The theme green originates from an old Irish movement. Originally, newspapers portrayed the Irish who paraded on this day as drunk, violent monkeys in cartoons.
However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the “green machine,” became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick’s Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans.
Before the 1970s, St. Patrick’s Day was a religious holiday, so they’d close all the pubs for a day. But now, this day has become a national campaign to drive tourism and let the world know more about Ireland.
Heard of the Chicago River being green? Well ever since 1962, for St. Patrick’s Day, the river is turned green with vegetable dye. Talk about unique ways to celebrate!
So how can you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Wear green or symbols like clovers. It might be a scarf, or a shirt, or even jewelry. Hope you all have fun!
