Green beer flows as ‘Leprechauns’ spread good cheer at St Paddy’s Day event
'Leprechauns', good luck charms, and all things green were the order of the day when the Pint and Pigout hosted its annual St Patrick's Day event on Saturday, March 15.
Angus Burns and the band, ‘Free Beer’, provided the entertainment for this celebration of Irish culture, once again creating an atmosphere of good fun and cheer as green beer flowed and friends and family caught up.
According to National Geographic, the fact that Ireland is an island, as well as green with leafy trees and grassy hills, means that the nation is sometimes called the Emerald Isle.
But the colour that people originally associated with St Patrick was blue! Green was finally introduced to St Patrick’s Day festivities in the 18th century when the shamrock became a national symbol.
Because of the shamrock’s popularity and Ireland’s landscape, the colour stuck to the holiday. St Patrick’s Day, also referred to as the Feast of Saint Patrick, is traditionally celebrated on March 17, the death date of the Irish patron saint.
Legend has it that Patrick stood on an Irish hillside and delivered a sermon that drove the island’s snakes into the sea.
On Saint Patrick’s Day, it is customary to wear shamrocks, green clothing, or green accessories as Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.
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