st. patrick's day

well, honestly, i didn't even know today was st. patrick's day! it's prolly a public holiday in ireland, like how we've got our own australia day.
but i had no idea that today was st. patrick's day until mother and i wandered out to toscani's for lunch, and lo and behold - there was a band playing, lotsa people wearing green, and even more people sitting around enjoying a beer! see, originally, we were gonna have lunch with aunties vicky and tiffany, only aunty vicky got called to work, and poor aunty tiffany came down with the runs! ><
i went home and googled "st. patrick's day" then went over to wikipedia to learn more about it.
turns out that it's actually a religious holiday, named after some fellow called st. patrick, who lived some four hundred years before christ was born. however, nowadays it's become more of a secular event celebrating irish culture. apparently, the original celebratory colour was blue, but somehow, it's become green over the centuries. originally, 'twas some feast day. According to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish people. there are many sporting events associated with st. patrick's day, and it's also celebrated in many countries around the world, not just ireland. apparently, it's celebrated in argentina, canada, great britain, south korea, new zealand, japan and the united states too. turns out many cities celebrate st. patrick's day, with lotsa sporting events been contested!
anyways, next post surely should be my birthday! i can't think of anything else that would come up between now and then!
cya later!
cheers,
em. ^^