St. Patrick's Day is this Sunday. What do you know about it?
You
say I will be wearin' o' the green that day because that is right. But once
upon a time, did you know blue was the color to wear? Because blue was
the color of Ireland's flag. It was changed to green due to the color of
Ireland's shamrock, no doubt.
St.
Patrick chased the snakes out of Ireland. Except that would be hard,
as there never been snakes in Ireland. Spearheaded from England and the
Continent thousands of years ago, Ireland emerged from the Ice Age
snake-free.
And
forget that cute little guy on the Lucky Charms cereal box. Leprechauns
are not cute or nice. Like many fairies, They were brutish and nasty,
besdies being short too. They were the grumpy, insufferable , alcoholic
elves in employ of other fairies. They made shows for the fairies (why
they're called cobblers) and guarded their treasure vigorously.
Unfortunately to their eternal frustration, their treasure was revealed
by rainbows. Next time you watch that horror film, Leprechaun, the actor plays the true fey being.
No matter if myth or truth, enjoy the day and dance a jig. Just don't overdo the green beer and Irish food.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
