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Tis the Season

The history of Saint Patrick's Day is based off of a legend of the Patron Saint of Ireland who was accredited for "chasing the snakes out of Ireland." In reality he was a man named Maewyn Succat who was born in Britain. While young he was sold into slavery in Ireland where he was said to have received a vision from god to go to France and become a monk.

From there he went to Ireland to convert the Pagan people into Christians with the blessing of the Pope. He stayed in Ireland for over 20 years building churches and schools to better spread the teachings of Christianity. The word 'snake' was slang for witch or Pagan which was why Patricus or Patrick was said to have chased the snakes out of Ireland.

St. Patrick died on March 17, AD 461 and that day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since. The point of St. Patrick's day is to celebrate the universal baptization of Ireland, although it started as a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has become a worldwide holiday.
--Victoria Freeman

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Tis the Season The history of Saint Patrick's Day is based off of a legend of the Patron Saint of Ireland who was accredited for "chasing the snakes out of Ireland." In reality he was a man named Maewyn Succat who was born in Britain. While young he was sold into slavery in Ireland where he was said to have received a vision from god to go to France and become a monk. From there he went to Ireland to convert the Pagan people into Christians with the blessing of the Pope. He stayed in Ireland for over 20 years building churches and schools to better spread the teachings of Christianity. The word 'snake' was slang for witch or Pagan which was why Patricus or Patrick was said to have chased the snakes out of Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17, AD 461 and that day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since. The point of St. Patrick's day is to celebrate the universal baptization of Ireland, although it started as a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has become a worldwide holiday. --Victoria Freeman