Did you think:
Are you wondering why your pint is tinted green? Why your favorite local watering hole is suddenly charging you cover? Why you are suddenly overcome with the urge to consume large amounts green beer and spontaneously break into an Irish jig?
While there are several possible reasons, I'm going to say the most likely one is because today, March 17th is celebrated the world over as St. Patrick's day.
Now, if you thought St. Patrick was the patron saint of binge drinking, you would be wrong.
St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain during the fifth century and was brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland as an evangelist, spreading Christianity to its people. As folklore has it, St. Patrick explained the concept of the Holy Trinity using the three leaves of the Irish Clover. His death is widely believed to have been on March 17, 461 and is celebrated in Ireland as an official feast day with the lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating meat and drinking alcohol.
Which explains the traditions followed by our fellow revelers the world over of wearing the shamrock and drinking green beer.
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's day?
(P.S: If you were wondering what made your beer green like I was, it's just a drop of food coloring)
Are you wondering why your pint is tinted green? Why your favorite local watering hole is suddenly charging you cover? Why you are suddenly overcome with the urge to consume large amounts green beer and spontaneously break into an Irish jig?
While there are several possible reasons, I'm going to say the most likely one is because today, March 17th is celebrated the world over as St. Patrick's day.
Now, if you thought St. Patrick was the patron saint of binge drinking, you would be wrong.
St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain during the fifth century and was brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland as an evangelist, spreading Christianity to its people. As folklore has it, St. Patrick explained the concept of the Holy Trinity using the three leaves of the Irish Clover. His death is widely believed to have been on March 17, 461 and is celebrated in Ireland as an official feast day with the lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating meat and drinking alcohol.
Which explains the traditions followed by our fellow revelers the world over of wearing the shamrock and drinking green beer.
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's day?
(P.S: If you were wondering what made your beer green like I was, it's just a drop of food coloring)
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