St Patrick's Day
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hey, it's on this Thursday...
wanna go imbibe in an Irish brew at an Irish pub?
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hehe, i knew u'd ask.
i'll be at Muddy Murphy's with my friends, i think.
if u'll be there, perhaps i can bring Cowboy Bebop. -
let's see what the rest say
hope the unit knocks off earlier on thursday coz the exercise ends on wednesday...
i hate reservist time
i'll bug the rest in due time -
*me scatch chin*
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no need to scratch...Originally posted by laurence82:*me scatch chin*
hmmm
just go go go! -
chipolatas!!!! yumyum
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pardon me ..... what is St Patrick's Day about?
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go see u my darlin?Originally posted by s|nNeD:no need to scratch...
just go go go! -
Here the celebration for it is quite big..but it happened abt two weeks ago le...it is the Unofficial St Patricks Day in my school...Originally posted by InnoHippo:pardon me ..... what is St Patrick's Day about?
Got lots of ppl wud be wearing green shirts, some even painted their faces green...and go to the pub and drink green beer
I haven't tried green beer yet, mebbe after my exam I will go see if they serve it this Thursday hehe
i.c.y -
Its my day???
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sounds like a day for mr greenOriginally posted by icyprincess:Here the celebration for it is quite big..but it happened abt two weeks ago le...it is the Unofficial St Patricks Day in my school...
Got lots of ppl wud be wearing green shirts, some even painted their faces green...and go to the pub and drink green beer
I haven't tried green beer yet, mebbe after my exam I will go see if they serve it this Thursday hehe
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hehe yeaOriginally posted by InnoHippo:sounds like a day for mr green
the symbol for St Patricks Day is the 4 leaf clover...
i.c.y -
i believe its called the shamrock.Originally posted by icyprincess:hehe yea
the symbol for St Patricks Day is the 4 leaf clover...
i.c.y
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yea hor...why i say four leaf cloverOriginally posted by s|nNeD:i believe its called the shamrock.
got confused le...pai seh
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The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Wales about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn, and he almost didn't get the job of bishop of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship.Originally posted by InnoHippo:pardon me ..... what is St Patrick's Day about?
Far from being a saint, until he was 16, he considered himself a pagan. At that age, he was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders that raided his village. During his captivity, he became closer to God.
He escaped from slavery after six years and went to Gaul where he studied in the monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a period of twelve years. During his training he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to Christianity.
His wishes were to return to Ireland, to convert the native pagans to Christianity. But his superiors instead appointed St. Palladius. But two years later, Palladius transferred to Scotland. Patrick, having adopted that Christian name earlier, was then appointed as second bishop to Ireland.
Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. And this fact upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity.
His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down. He died on March 17 in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.
Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. Not much of it is actually substantiated.
Some of this lore includes the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead. He also is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. Of course, no snakes were ever native to Ireland, and some people think this is a metaphor for the conversion of the pagans. Though originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday.
One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock. And this stems from a more bona fide Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.
just for u hippo -
thanks s|nNeD for the interesting info
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leprechauns... hahaha.. or is that how they are spelt? keke
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Yup, leprechauns.
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Sounds fun... see how... shift work can be yucky sometimes...
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hmm, dont usually visit pubs tho
wats at muddy? -
Have to work....
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well, chipolatas? hmm.. wonder if they have those at Muddy Murphy's coz i've forgotten
c'mon people, come along...
if cannot, let's just wander down there on friday instead? coz thought since it's St Paddy's Day, should go celebrate or something.. but friday's fine too coz it's the last day of my reservist stint and my shift at work does not start until sunday
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Friday sounds good to me.
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Eh....what's the celebratory occasion about? *thinks*