Legends from Ireland for Saint Patrick’s Day

On March seventeenth, the Irish whose present population is greater than 70 million world-wide ,who are descendants of Irish ancestors and Irish heritage, love lifting a pint of Guinness or something more powerful, to toast Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. I am quite sure, corn beef and cabbage is one of the prominent recipes on the menu. On Saint Patrick’s Day, Americans in addition to Irish relish a potpourri of bacons and sausages with cabbage, of course. And lots of them enjoy wearing the green dress sporting the famous shamrocks.

The schools and institutions are shut on 17th March in respect of Saint Patrick who was a grand ambassador of Christian missionary and instrumental in bringing Christianity to Ireland. Being an important religious vacation, many of Irish people go to Mass, because 17th March is an auspicious day according to the convention for providing prayers by missionaries on a global scale prior to the celebrations.

The legend of Leprechauns has it that it is an Irish male fairy. He appears like a little, out dated guy about two feet tall, frequently dressed in a shoemaker outfit. He is an old man with old ways and a crooked hat dressed in a leather apron indifferently. In accordance to the legend, the cute and funny leprechauns are distant and detached, residing on their own, and pass their leisure making and repairing footwear.

But the legend of Leprechauns also states that they are helpful in spite of being shy. They have hidden treasures which they give to generous and benevolent people. They have a concealed pot of gold and try their best to hide them from harmful predators such as greedy people.

The popular patron saint of Ireland was born in England. Captivated in childhood and brought in the country of Ireland, he held his faith in Christianity and fled after six years. St. Patrick is one of Christianity’s most ubiquitously known figures who preached Christianity. But for all his religious work, his life remained gulfed in mystery.

He has to his credit banishing all the snakes from Ireland which are nothing but exaggerated stories far from reality. Saint Patrick never forgot about the mission and once he was a free man took upon himself to realize his vision. He gave it the form of the religion which we perceive across the country in many different facades.