Saint Patrick’s Day Symbols

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Hello ✩Star✩! Welcome to this week’s

#takeover on St. Patrick’s Day ☘.

Today I’m gonna be talking to you

about St. Patrick’s Day symbols. I hope

you enjoy!

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The Shamrock ☘

The Shamrock is probably the most

recognizable symbol in St. Patrick’s Day.

This three sided clover is extremely

important to the celebration.

Originally Shamrocks symbolized the

rebirth of Spring. After the long winters

these were some of the first plants to

bloom again.

Nowadays the Shamrock is a symbol of

Irish Pride, when Britain invaded Ireland

many Irish wore Shamrocks to remind

themselves of their heritage.

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The Snakes :snake:

This symbol isn’t as well known as

the Shamrock, but it’s still really cool.

It is said that Saint Patrick drove out

all the snakes from Ireland, in actuality

this was a metaphor for driving out the

pagan beliefs. You might not know, but

Saint Patrick was a christian and his

mission was to bring Christianity to Ireland.

It took a little less than 200 years after

Saint Patrick’s arrival to fully Christianize

Ireland.

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The Leprechaun

Another easily recognizable symbol

is the leprechaun. These creatures were

actually fairies.

In the Celtic folklore leprechaun would

repair the shoes of other fairies. They

were also known for protecting their

treasure very ionately. They used

their trickery to protect it and they were

quite adept at it.

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The Color Green

Saint Patrick didn’t actually wear green,

he actually wore blue. It is thought that

the color green came from Ireland’s

green appearance all year round.

Wearing the color can help give you

luck, especially on Saint Patrick’s Day.

There’s a little tradition children started

where they’d pinch people who forgot

to wear green and to this day the

tradition remains.

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