SAINT PATRICK’S DAY STORY

Long time ago there was a boy named Patrick that lived in England.
One day he was captured by Irish Pirates who took him to Ireland
as a slave to work as shepherd. After six years, Saint Patrick
escaped and returned to England and his family.
When Saint Patrick became a priest, he traveled back to Ireland as a
missionary so that he could teach the people about God, in other
words he brought the Christianity to Ireland. One day, Saint Patrick
compared the Trinity to a shamrock. He said that the shamrock has
three leaves, but it is only one plant. In the same way, God is three
persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—but one God.
As Patrick traveled around Ireland and became more well known,
myths and legends started to grow about him. Myths and legends
are imaginary stories. One of these legends was that Patrick scared
all the snakes in Ireland out of the country and into the sea where
they died.
St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. However, he did not actually
become a saint until many years later. March 17th became
celebrated around the world as “St. Patrick’s Day”. In Ireland
today, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated as a religious holiday. Irish
families celebrate by going to church in the morning and having a
party in the afternoon, the famous food they eat are potatoes.

In other places countries with many Irish immigrants, St. Patrick’s

Day is celebrated on March 17, and is used to celebrate Irish
cultural heritage generally. Cultural heritage means traditions and
ways of life that have passed down through generations.