When It Comes to Heritage ~ No Clue!!!

 

Well, it appears I really have the writing bug today... this is what? Entry 6, between my two blogs?!! I may seem really daft when I ask this question, considering I am 43% Irish... But wtf is Saint Patrick's Day? I guess I am going to write the details about it here. I have never celebrated the day EVER, and even though I have learned I am Irish in the past couple years, I still don't understand the desire to drink green beer and to get completely wasted out of your tree. 

So here is the history I have found...

March 17th commemorates the life and legacy of the Patron Saint of Ireland ~ St. Patrick. 

So who the hell is Saint Patrick???

He was born in Roman, England approximately in 385 AD, but was brought to Ireland when he was 16, abducted to be a slave. After escaping captivity, he returned (???) to Ireland and is believed to have brought Christianity to the Irish people. 

One of the better known versions of his legacy is that he used the clover leafs to explain the Holy Trinity; better known as the Shamrock.

I guess maybe this is going to sound very ignorant, but inquiring minds need to know... What makes Saint Patrick so important??? I have reviewed information and I have not seen a single thing that would make him stand out this way. OR Maybe ignorance is just bliss, at this point. I have gone 48 years without celebrating the day, besides it being part of my DNA, why would I pick up a disgusting green beer to honour a man who brought religion to Ireland??? I am saying this as someone who doesn't follow organized religion, so what am I supposed to do.... pick up a drink and cheers some dead guy, who really has nothing to do with me???

Thoughts???

~Phoenix

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