How did Saint Patrick's Day originate?

Answer 1

• St. Patrick's day was first celebrated in the United States in Boston in 1762. It's not surprising that it reached our shores as there are more Americans of Irish origin than there are Irish in Ireland.
• The man himself, St. Patrick, was born in Wales in 385 AD. His given name was Maewyn. He had an eventful life and was good at converting pagans to Christianity. He was thrown into prison several times and escaped each time from the Celtic druids to continue establishing churches and monasteries all over Ireland, a mission that took him over 30 years.
• St. Patrick died on March 17th, 461 AD and that day has been celebrated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.
• When we think of this holiday, we think of green and yet the color of St. Patrick is actually blue. Actually, he wasn't Irish at all. Green came into the picture and started to be associated with this celebration in the 19th century. The color green in Irish legends was the color worn by fairies and immortals and the color worn by people to encourage crops to grow. Even today, when we think of green, we think of St. Patrick.
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• The original St.Patrick celebrations began as a religious festival. Much of what is known about St.Patrick was written in his own hand and titled' The Confession of St.Patrick 1. I, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple countryman, the least of all the faithful and most contemptible to many, had for father the deacon Calpurnius, son of the late Potitus, a priest, of the settlement [vicus] of Bannavem Taburniae; he had a small villa nearby where I was taken captive. I was at that time about sixteen years of age. St. Patrick was born between 370 and 390 C. E. in the Roman Empire in Britain. His given name Magonus Sucatus and was changed to Patricius either after his baptism or after he became a priest. Colonial New York City hosted the first official St. Patrick's Day parade in 1762, when Irish immigrants in the British colonial army marched down city streets.

Answer 2

It remembers the day on the day of St Patrick's death. His birth name was maewynn (ma-he-wynn) which is a Celtic name of the time. St Patrick's closest surviving kin and clan are the Welsh . Welsh is the modern form of the Brythonic Celtic language Patrick spoke.

== As with almost any holiday's origin, there seems to be multiple recordings of how St. Patrick's Day began. Almost all sources agree that St. Patrick's name was originally Maewyn Succat. They also agree that Maewyn was kidnapped and sold into slavery at age 16 and, because of this, he became closer to God. Some sources say he was born in Wales in 385 AD, and still others say he was born in Britain in 387 AD.

After six years, St. Patrick escaped from slavery to France, where he became a priest and then the second Bishop to Ireland. He spent 30 years converting pagans to Christianity and established schools, churches, and monasteries across the country.

St. Patrick was said to have used a shamrock as a metaphor for the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) showing how three separate units could be part of the same body. People began wearing shamrocks on their clothes to his sermons. Green is the most recognizable color during this holiday as it represents spring, shamrocks, and Ireland.

The date of St. Patrick's death is not agreed upon. Some say that he died on March 17th, 461 AD. Another possibility is either March 8th or 9th and the days were added together to get March 17th. What we do know for sure is that the holiday came to America in 1737 and was celebrated in Boston that year. Over 100 U.S. cities have St. Patrick's Day parades with the biggest one in New York City.

Answer 3

Saint Patrick Day's origin.

Saint Patrick's Day all started in Ireland.

Saint Patrick became as slave for so long just till he died.

The holiday was celebrated when it is the day that the patron saint of Ireland,Patrick,drove the serpent from Ireland.

Canadian ,New Yorker even the United States of America celebrates this special holiday.

St. Patrick was born in 385 AD somewhere along the west coast of Britain, possibly in the welsh town of Banwen. At the age of 16, he was captured and sold into slavery to a farmer. He escaped when he was 22 and spent the next 12 years in a monastery. In his 30s he returned to Ireland as a Christian Missionary. St. Patrick was created with bringing Christianity to Ireland. St Patrick is most known for driving the snakes out of Ireland. (As in many old pagan religions, serpent symbols were common and often worshipped. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice.) St. Patrick's Day is observed on March 17 because it is believed that he died on that day in 461 AD. One traditional icon of St Patrick's Day is the shamrock. And this comes from a Irish story 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.
After six years, St. Patrick escaped from slavery to France, where he became a priest and then the second Bishop to Ireland. He spent 30 years converting pagans to Christianity and established schools, churches, and monasteries across the country. St. Patrick was said to have used a shamrock as a metaphor for the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) showing how three separate units could be part of the same body. People began wearing shamrocks on their clothes to his sermons. Green is the most recognizable color during this holiday as it represents spring, shamrocks, and Ireland. The date of St. Patrick's death is not agreed upon. Some say that he died on March 17th, 461 AD. Another possibility is either March 8th or 9th and the days were added together to get March 17th. What we do know for sure is that the holiday came to America in 1737 and was celebrated in Boston that year. Over 100 U.S. cities have St. Patrick's Day parades with the biggest one in New York City. http://www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/st_patricks_day.shtml

Answer 4

St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated on March 17th. It is named after St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and become an official feast day in the early 17th century. It is widely celebrated by the Irish. However, it is internationally celebrated as well.

Answer 5

Soon after St. Patrick's death. It's a feast day, a holy day ("holiday"), to honor the saint.

Answer 6

St. Patrick's Day originated in Ireland. This is surprising considering he was born in Britain, but he also preached in Ireland. The present day form of it is largely American.