Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

From homes to classrooms, St. Patrick’s Day provides a fun way to liven up your life with decorations of green shamrocks. “I decorate because I love the seasons of the year, and in a school environment, it’s a way to break up the monotony of the everyday routine and connect us to the world around us,” CCHS religion teacher Mrs. Kristine Bacich said. "In particular, I love celebrating the litu...

The Irish people value their food and traditions, so one way to get in touch with the Irish culture is to share a warm meal of corned beef and cabbage with your family or enjoy a shamrock shake. McDonald’s introduced the shamrock shake in 1970 with a lemon and lime flavor, but now many patrons enjoy it as a minty sweet treat just festive enough for the holiday. “It’s a fun holiday,” CC...

St. Patrick’s Day honors the feast day of St. Patrick, who was from Roman Britain and captured by pirates who sold him into slavery in Ireland at age 14. St. Patrick had multiple dreams of God, which helped him escape from slavery and later return to Ireland as Bishop to spread the Catholic message by using shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity. After 40 years of converting Ireland to Christianity, building c...

The most important part of St. Patrick’s Day is making sure you wear green, which can be anything, including a shirt, a bracelet or a headband. Otherwise, you will get pinched. A St. Patrick’s Day tradition, pinching those who do not wear green sprouted from the tale that said green makes you invisible to leprechauns, who will pinch you as soon as they see you. “My grandfather started...