Dzien Swietego Patryka to irlandzkie swieto religijne i narodowe, obchodzone 17 marca. Sw. Patryk to patron Irlandii. Dzien Swietego Patryka jest dniem wolnym od pracy w Irlandii, Irlandii Polnocnej, Labradorze, Montserrat i Nowej Funlandii. W Dniu Swietego Patryka najwazniejsza tradycja jest noszenie ubran w kolorze zielonym. Zielen jest narodowym kolorem Irlandii. Zielen nawiazuje do trawiastego krajobrazu Irlandii, a takze do koniczyny, ktora jest przypisywana swietemu Patrykowi. W dniu Sw. Patryka w Irlandii organizowane sa liczne festyny, pochody uliczne, w ktorych przewaza zielen. Glownym symbolem swieta jest shamrock, czyli trojlistna koniczyna, symbol Irlandii. Legenda glosi, ze swiety Patryk uzywal tej rosliny do objasniania pierwszym irlandzkim chrzescijanom dogmatu o Trojcy Swietej. Z Dniem Swietego Patryka zwiazana jest kolejna tradycja, a mianowicie picie whiskey, tzw. "dzban Patryka". Wedlug legendy pewna karczmarka nie dolewala pelnej miarki whiskey, dlatego swiety Patryk nastraszyl ja, ze przez to w jej karczmie pojawia sie duchy. Od tej pory wystraszona karczmarka zawsze dolewala pelna miarke trunku.
Obchody Dnia Swietego Patryka w Stanach Zjednoczonych siegaja 1737 roku, kiedy to po raz pierwszy zostala zorganizowana parada przez "Charytatywne Irlandzkie Stowarzyszenie w Bostonie". W Stanach Zjednoczonych narodzil sie tez zwyczaj picia "zielonego" piwa. Zwyczaj ten zostal zapoczatkowany przez irlandzkich imigrantow w XIX i XX wieku. W samej Irlandii zwyczaj ten pojawil sie stosunkowo niedawno i glownie z powodu turystow, ktorzy przyjezdzaja do Irlandii miedzy innymi z mysla o tym, zeby napic sie "zielonego" piwa. W innych krajach w Dniu Swietego Patryka oprocz picia "zielonego" piwa, mozna obejrzec takze pokazy muzyki i tanca irlandzkiego.
A teraz troche z moich obserwacji, jak to ja widze Dzien Swietego Patryka w Stanach:)
Oczywiscie zaraz po szale walentynkowym, sklepy wystawiaja wszelki gadzety zwiazane z Dniem Swietego Patryka: kapelusze, sztuczne wasy, szalone slomki, okulary, szklanki, kufle, naklejki z koniczyna i wiele, wiele innych:)
My w tym dniu mielismy wizyte w szpitalu, gdzie lekarze, pielegniarki i inni pracownicy szpitala mieli na sobie zielone ubrania, a jesli nie bylo to ubranie, to pojawial sie inny gadzet np. kapelusz, albo sztuczne wasy:) Banki, poczta- oczywiscie nie obylo sie bez patrykowych gadzetow:)
Poza tym odbywalo sie wiele imprez na miescie, nawiazujacych do tego swieta:)
My zmeczeni przeprowadzka i wieloma godzinami w podrozy, postanowilismy ten dzien spedzic w domu przy piwie:)
St. Patrick's Day is an Irish religion and national holiday, celebrated on March 17th. St. Patrick is a patron of Ireland. St Patrick' Day is a work free day in Ireland, North Ireland, Labrador, Montserrat and Newfoundland. The most important tradition on St. Patrick's Day is wearing green clothes. A green is a national Ireland color. A green color is associated with a grass landscape of Ireland and also with a shamrock, which is related with St. Patrick. On St. Patrick's Day in Ireland is organized lot of events, street parades, where prevails a green color. The main symbol of this day is a shamrock. A shamrock is also a symbol of Ireland. A legend says that a St. Patrick was using this plant to describe Irish Christians a dogma of the Trinity. St. Patrick's Day is related with another tradition, which is whiskey drinking. Another name for this is a "Patrick's jug". According to the legend, a alewife did not pour a full scoop of whiskey and a St. Patrick made her scared that because of this what she does in her pub there will be ghosts. Since he said this, a alewife was always pouring a full scoop of whiskey.
St. Patrick Day in the US became celebrated in 1737, when a Irish charitable association in Boston organized a first parade. Tradition in the US became a habit of drinking a green beer. This habit was initiated by Irish immigrants in XIX and XX centuries and in Ireland this habit appeared recently and a reason for that was tourists, who come to Ireland to drink a green beer. St. Patrick Day, in other countries, you can also drink a green beer, watch a Irish music and dance shows.
Now I would like to share with you my observations of St. Patrick's Day in the US:)
Right after a Valentine's madness, in the stores becomes St. Patrick's Day madness:) During this time of the year in the stores you can buy St. Patrick's hats, fake moustaches, crazy straws, glasses, mugs, shamrock stickers and many others:) We went to the VA hospital on this day where the doctors, nurses, and other workers had green clothes, or just hats, or fake moustaches:) Post offices and even banks were decorated with St. Patrick's stuff. People across the country hold many different events for St. Patrick's Day. This particular St. Patty's Day were very tired after moving to the new house and traveling a lot so we decided to spend this day at home with beers.
St. Patrick's Day is an Irish religion and national holiday, celebrated on March 17th. St. Patrick is a patron of Ireland. St Patrick' Day is a work free day in Ireland, North Ireland, Labrador, Montserrat and Newfoundland. The most important tradition on St. Patrick's Day is wearing green clothes. A green is a national Ireland color. A green color is associated with a grass landscape of Ireland and also with a shamrock, which is related with St. Patrick. On St. Patrick's Day in Ireland is organized lot of events, street parades, where prevails a green color. The main symbol of this day is a shamrock. A shamrock is also a symbol of Ireland. A legend says that a St. Patrick was using this plant to describe Irish Christians a dogma of the Trinity. St. Patrick's Day is related with another tradition, which is whiskey drinking. Another name for this is a "Patrick's jug". According to the legend, a alewife did not pour a full scoop of whiskey and a St. Patrick made her scared that because of this what she does in her pub there will be ghosts. Since he said this, a alewife was always pouring a full scoop of whiskey.
St. Patrick Day in the US became celebrated in 1737, when a Irish charitable association in Boston organized a first parade. Tradition in the US became a habit of drinking a green beer. This habit was initiated by Irish immigrants in XIX and XX centuries and in Ireland this habit appeared recently and a reason for that was tourists, who come to Ireland to drink a green beer. St. Patrick Day, in other countries, you can also drink a green beer, watch a Irish music and dance shows.
Now I would like to share with you my observations of St. Patrick's Day in the US:)
Right after a Valentine's madness, in the stores becomes St. Patrick's Day madness:) During this time of the year in the stores you can buy St. Patrick's hats, fake moustaches, crazy straws, glasses, mugs, shamrock stickers and many others:) We went to the VA hospital on this day where the doctors, nurses, and other workers had green clothes, or just hats, or fake moustaches:) Post offices and even banks were decorated with St. Patrick's stuff. People across the country hold many different events for St. Patrick's Day. This particular St. Patty's Day were very tired after moving to the new house and traveling a lot so we decided to spend this day at home with beers.
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