Saint
Patrick’s Day
By Javier Cervantes, Sean Sananikone, Timothy Kwon, and Dylan Jones.
By Javier Cervantes, Sean Sananikone, Timothy Kwon, and Dylan Jones.
St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in
the fifth century. When he was 16 years old he got kidnapped by Irish raiders, taken captive to Ireland and was enslaved. Then one night he ran away, and he
kept on running until he saw St. Joseph’s church. In the church he saw Father
Fogarty, praying. He then asked him if he wanted to be a priest.
Then Patrick had a revelation. In 432, he
was called to Ireland as a bishop. There he taught about the word of God. He died on March 17, 461 A.D. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, because it was the day that Saint Patrick died.
The Irish have had this
holiday for over one thousand years. Typically Irish families go to church in
the morning and have festivals.
Saint Patrick’s Day was made as an
official feast day in the early seventeenth century, and has gradually become a
secular celebration of Irish culture in general. The day is generally
characterized by the help of church services, wearing of green clothing and the
lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating, and drinking alcohol, which is often
proscribed during the rest of the season.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick_Day
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