HAPPY ST PATTIES DAY EVERYONE
What a fabulous day of the year and what a fabulous event! We LOVE St Patties Day and we do it in style and we go all the way GREEN!!! God love the Irish for sharing this one with all of us ... We try every year to see a Leprecon or to find the pot of gold ... but NEVER!!! No luck for us (hie-hie-hie)!!!
We had our friends over for a lekker braai and we went all out! We had our GREEN SHIRTS on, we put on our GREEN HATS ... had GREEN BEER ... The little ones had their GREEN BUBBLES, GREEN HATS too and their GREEN CREAM SODA and even our dog Zaila was part of it all with her GREEN HAT! Too cute for words and we had a blast!
I hope you all had better luck than us to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ... but for those of you who don't know what ST PATRICK'S DAY is all about ... Here's the story:
Saint Patrick was born around 385 AD in the United Kingdom. His real name is believed to be Maewyn Succat (he took on Patrick, or Patricus, after he became a priest). When he was 16, he was kidnapped by a group of Irish raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland. During his six-year captivity as a shepherd, he began to have religious visions and found strength in his faith. He finally escaped to France and became a priest - and later a bishop. When he was about 60 years old, Saint Patrick returned to Ireland to spread the Christian word. He used the shamrock, which resembles a three-leafed clover, as a metaphor to explain the Christian concept of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
Did you Know?
- Green is associated with St. Patrick's Day because it is the color of spring, Ireland and the shamrock.
- Leprechauns are also associated with St. Patrick's Day, although the only reason they are is because they're Irish. Leprechauns are usually mean little creatures - with the exception of the Lucky Charms guy.
- People give Saint Patrick credit for chasing all the snakes out of Ireland. The truth is that snakes are not indigenous to Ireland.
Shamrock - leaf of a Clover Plant
Rainbow
Pot of Gold
Leprechauns
Green Pint of Beer
Green Food
WOW!! And what a beautiful story it is!! I'M PROUD TO BE A CHRISTIAN!
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| Our GREEN decorations ... hoping for good luck |
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| Shy and I made our toes GREEN too |
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| Our hats, bubbles, soda, colouring and party packs for the girls |
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| Baby, Me, Nadine, Juan & Zaila |
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| Our GREEN beer |
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| The Girlies after they played with their bubbles |
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| Zaila ... our little Party Animal |
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