SHAMROCK. “If you don’t wear green, you could possibly get pinched by either family, friends, or just anyone,” says Kloee Martin, freshman. Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held each year on March 17th. Saint Patrick is the patron Saint of Ireland. He was born in Roman Britain. At the age of 16, he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave. He eventually escaped, but returned to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools. As time went on, many legends grew up around him. One of these legends was that he drove snakes out of Ireland and used the shamrock to explain Trinity. It was the emigrants to the United States that transformed St. Patrick’s Day into a large holiday of the celebration of Irish things. “For Saint Patrick's Day I usually wear green and my family and I always have roasted potatoes, beef, corn, and cabbage,” says freshman Harmony Conti.
Article by Taya Smith