March is known for bringing along with it spring, occasionally Easter (unless it's in April), and St. Patrick's Day. The latter is happening next week on March 17, but the lake area will be celebrating it early. This Saturday, March 12 is the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on the Bagnell Dam Strip at 1:00 pm. All of us here at Good & Perfect Gifts thought that it would be fun to look up a few interesting facts about some of the traditions that are associated with this holiday. Here are a few that we discovered.
1. March 17 is not he birth of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, but the day that he died in 461 AD.
2. St. Patrick wasn't actually Irish. His parents were Roman citizens living in England at the end of the 4th century AD. As a teenager, he was taken by slavers to Ireland.
3. His color was blue, not green. Some say that we now associate the color green with this holiday because Ireland is know as the "Emerald Isle" and because of St. Patrick's teachings using a clover.
4. He used the shamrock to represent the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, & the Holy Ghost. People also say that the three leaves of a clover stand for "faith, hope, & love". If you find a 4-leaf clover, this last leaf is for "luck."
5. For every 10,000 3-leaf clovers on the planet, there is only one 4-leaf clover to be found.
6. The phrase "Luck of the Irish" came about because Ireland is said to contain more 4-leaf clovers than any other place.
7. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the clover with the most leaves as having 14.
8. You are expected to wear green on St. Patrick's Day because it is supposed to make you invisible to leprechauns. These tricky fairy creatures were said to sneak up and pinch anyone that they could see. This is how the tradition of pinching people that don't wear green on the holiday came about, to warn them about the leprechauns!9. The earliest known reference of a leprechaun appeared in "Adventure of Fergus, Son of Leti," a medieval tale.
10. Before the 20th century, leprechauns were depicted as wearing red rather than the green we see them in today.
If you are needing a touch of green for your own wardrobe, visit our Lake of the Ozarks jewelry store and browse the vast selection of beautiful pieces that we carry. You are sure to find something stunning to take home to keep your friends from pinching you.
For all of your fashion, home decor, and gift needs, we've got what you are looking for at Good & Perfect Gifts in Eldon. Have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day, and next we will all anxiously count down the days until spring is here!
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