St. Patrick's Day!!
By: Jocelyn Olson
We all love the fun day where you get to run around and pinch people who aren’t
wearing green, but have you ever wondered why St. Patrick’s day
is even a holiday at all? For example, did you know that the man that
they named St. Patrick’s Day off of (St. Patrick), isn’t even Irish?
Turns out he was really born in Roman Britain. The holiday St. Patrick’s
day commemorates St. Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland,
but it also celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. According
to Wikipedia, the “celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, cèilidhs,
and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks”. Also, the “luck of the Irish” is only
used, because Irish people are indeed fortunate people. They are proud of
themselves, their culture, and so on. So, next St. Patrick’s Day, make sure to
remember why it even exists!
wearing green, but have you ever wondered why St. Patrick’s day
is even a holiday at all? For example, did you know that the man that
they named St. Patrick’s Day off of (St. Patrick), isn’t even Irish?
Turns out he was really born in Roman Britain. The holiday St. Patrick’s
day commemorates St. Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland,
but it also celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. According
to Wikipedia, the “celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, cèilidhs,
and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks”. Also, the “luck of the Irish” is only
used, because Irish people are indeed fortunate people. They are proud of
themselves, their culture, and so on. So, next St. Patrick’s Day, make sure to
remember why it even exists!
Good Job! I really liked how you put in there how he wasn't Irish. The only thing I would change is to make it a little longer but great job!
ReplyDeleteNice writing! I like how good your paragraph flows. One thing you could add is why we celebrate Saint Patrick. All in all, your writing is really good.
ReplyDeleteThis was great! loved the whole thing! the only thing is what averi said! keep it up!
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