Pictures of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations In news pictures

The vibrant vegetable Mars brings in the spring, along with a global celebration rooted in the Irish traditions: St. Patrick’s Day.

Despite his emergence in Irish culture, historians know little about St. Patrick. Patrick was born in the fifth century as Maewyn Sucat, Patrick was not an Irish at all. It is believed that he was born in Wales, the son of a Roman British official.

His life took a dramatic turn when, when the pirate pirates in Ireland were. After six years in captivity, he fled and returned to Britain.

Patrick later returned to Ireland as a missionary, and is working to convert the Irish pagans into Christianity. During this time, the Latin name Patricheus was adopted.

By the tenth century, the evidence began to show the growing popularity of St. Patrick as a spiritual figure in Ireland. However, even the early seventeenth century was not officially celebrated.

Locke Wading, an Irish priest, succeeded in successfully pressuring the Catholic Church to appoint March 17 as a feast in honor of St. Patrick.

In Ireland, today it was historically an official occasion, closely related to the religious celebration. But outside the country, today he gradually turned into a vital cultural celebration, which was embraced by Irish immigrants and non -Irish celebrities alike.

Today, this tradition goes beyond its religious roots, which are characterized by walking, exorbitant celebrations, and the seas of people who wear green clothes – whether they have Irish heritage or not.